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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “divi customize”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “divi customize”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Timeline Module for Divi shows at wp.org #7 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.8★ average from 9 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

LiteSpeed Cache places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 2778 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Popups for Divi 100K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #1 2 Supreme Modules Lite – Divi Theme, Extra Theme and Divi Builder 100K+ · 4.8★ (109) wp.org #2 3 Breadcrumbs Divi Module 10K+ · 4.5★ (14) wp.org #3 4 Flip Cards Module For Divi 3K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Lightbox Images for Divi Enhanced 4K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #19 11 too low 9 Post Carousel Divi 2K+ · 4.9★ (12) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Content Visibility for Divi Builder 2K+ · 4.8★ (101) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too low 11 Overlay Image Divi Module 2K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #23 ↓1 11 too low 13 SysBasics Customize My Account for WooCommerce – Live My Account Customizer 7K+ · 4.2★ (33) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too high 14 Divi Carousel Lite – Responsive Carousel & Slider Modules for Divi Builder 6K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 Timeline Module for Divi 3K+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Events Calendar Modules for Divi 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Image Carousel Module for Divi 8K+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #24 ↓1 7 too low 18 Contact Form DB Divi 4K+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too high 19 Customize Private & Protected: Password Form & Prefix 400+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 Logo Switcher Divi 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Language Switcher for Polylang – Elementor, Gutenberg, & Divi 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too high 22 MotoPress Hotel Booking for Divi 1K+ · 2.4★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Ultimate Carousel For Divi 700+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓2 3 too high 24 Tutor LMS Divi Modules 1K+ · 2.3★ (9) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.