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

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 preloader”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Preloader for Divi shows at wp.org #1 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Easy Accordion – AI-Powered FAQ & Accordion Blocks, Product FAQ places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 358 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 FiboSearch – Ajax Search for WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.9★ (1815) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Additional Variation Images Gallery for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (162) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News 20K+ · 4.7★ (210) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926) wp.org #7 ↑6 3 too low 5 Real Testimonials – Testimonial Slider, Collect Customer Reviews and Video Testimonials 40K+ · 4.7★ (226) wp.org #8 ↓3 3 too low 6 Product Gallery Slider, Additional Variation Images, Product Video, Product Image Zoom and Lightbox for WooCommerce – Reno Product Gallery (formerly WooGallery) 20K+ · 4.9★ (162) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 xSpeed Cache: AI-Powered Performance Hub with MCP, Caching & CDN 10K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Logo Slider WP – Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery & Logo Showcase 10K+ · 4.5★ (61) wp.org #10 ↓3 1 too low 10 Ultimate Before After Image Slider & Gallery – BEAF 30K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #15 ↓6 5 too low 11 Logo Carousel – Responsive Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery 20K+ · 4.7★ (162) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too low 12 Easy Accordion – AI-Powered FAQ & Accordion Blocks, Product FAQ 70K+ · 4.9★ (358) wp.org #21 ↓2 9 too low 13 Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) 20K+ · 4.7★ (280) wp.org #20 ↓2 7 too low 14 Product Category Slider & Grid for WooCommerce – Reno Product Category 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too low 15 Filter Gallery 3K+ · 4.6★ (22) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 WP Counter Up – Animated Number Counter & Milestone Showcase 1K+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #4 12 too high 17 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Preloader for Divi 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #1 ↑1 17 too high 19 Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) 4K+ · 3.6★ (25) wp.org #16 ↓4 3 too high 20 MotionKit – Visual GSAP Animation Builder for Elementor, Divi, Bricks & More 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↑2 8 too high 21 Waito Animated Preloader and Loading Screen 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 8 too high 22 ABCode Cache Warmer 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 Futurio Extra 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓3 4 too high 24 Shihabiiuc Preloader — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3

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.