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

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 plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 3 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

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 it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Table for Divi shows at wp.org #8 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 4228 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #1 2 Popups for Divi 100K+ · 4.8★ (442) wp.org #2 ↑3 3 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Supreme Modules Lite – Divi Theme, Extra Theme and Divi Builder 200K+ · 4.8★ (109) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Divi Carousel Lite – Make Carousels for Divi 5 30K+ · 4.8★ (146) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Divi Torque Lite 50K+ · 4.7★ (116) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too high 7 Simple Divi Shortcode 10K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #7 8 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too low 9 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #21 ↑1 12 too low 10 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 Flip Cards Module For Divi 3K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Lightbox Images for Divi Enhanced 4K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too low 14 Breadcrumbs Divi Module 10K+ · 4.5★ (14) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 Post Carousel Divi 2K+ · 4.9★ (12) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too high 16 Surbma | Divi & Gravity Forms 9K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 Overlay Image Divi Module 2K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Squad Modules Lite – Free Divi 5 & Divi 4 Modules for Divi Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Timeline Module for Divi 3K+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Divi Carousel Lite – Responsive Carousel & Slider Modules for Divi Builder 6K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #20 21 Contact Form DB Divi 3K+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too high 22 Layouts for Divi 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Table for Divi 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #8 15 too high 24 Events Calendar Modules for Divi 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #24

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.