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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “drawer menu”

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 “drawer menu”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Drawer Sliding shows at wp.org #8 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 40+ 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

Editorial Calendar places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 79 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (574) wp.org #1 2 Side Cart Woocommerce | Woocommerce Cart 70K+ · 4.9★ (453) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too low 3 Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) 4K+ · 3.6★ (25) wp.org #3 4 Mini Cart Drawer for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Editorial Calendar 20K+ · 4.9★ (79) wp.org #14 9 too low 6 CartPops – WooCommerce Side Cart, Cart Drawer & Cart Popup 4K+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Modern Cart – WooCommerce Side Cart & Popup Cart 60K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 WP EXtra – One Click Optimize 6K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 Vitepos – Point of Sale (POS) for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (54) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 Team Members Showcase 4K+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #19 ↑1 7 too low 13 Giuliomax Menu Builder 20+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too high 14 Ajax Cart for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.4★ (39) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 Caddy – WooCommerce Side Cart & Free Shipping Bar 3K+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 Dynamic AJAX Product Filters for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too low 17 Grid Gallery – for Photo Gallery, Image Gallery & Portfolio 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 OffCanvas / Drawer – add sleek slide-in panels to any page 900+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 14 too high 19 ShapedCart – WooCommerce Side Cart, Mini Cart & Floating Cart 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 ShopPress – Shop Builder for Elementor and WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 10 too high 21 DineKit – Restaurant Menu, Online Ordering, Table Reservations & POS 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↑1 22 Polanger Admin Suite – Secure, Control & Customize WordPress Admin 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Drawer Sliding 40+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑1 15 too high 24 LanceDesk Responsive Menu for Elementor 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 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.