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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “duplicate widget”

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 “duplicate widget”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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 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

Duplicate Killer – Prevent Duplicate Form Submissions shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Polylang places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 3004 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too low 2 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #1 ↑4 3 too high 5 Rich Showcase for Google Reviews 100K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 WP Duplicate Page 60K+ · 4.2★ (16) wp.org #2 ↓1 5 too high 8 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Polylang 900K+ · 4.7★ (3004) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 too low 11 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too low 12 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #19 ↓2 7 too low 13 Toolkit for Polylang – Translation Inspector & Duplicate Content 10K+ · 4.5★ (33) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More 100K+ · 4.8★ (317) wp.org #16 ↑2 2 too low 15 AccessiYes Accessibility Widget for ADA, EAA & WCAG Readiness 20K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #11 ↓2 4 too high 16 Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin 30K+ · 4.9★ (724) wp.org #23 ↓2 7 too low 17 Reviews Widgets for Google, TripAdvisor, Yelp & Recommendations 10K+ · 4.9★ (326) wp.org #18 ↓3 1 too low 18 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets 10K+ · 3.9★ (127) wp.org #24 ↓2 5 too low 20 Duplicate Killer – Prevent Duplicate Form Submissions 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 14 too high 21 RSS Feed Widget 2K+ · 3.9★ (26) wp.org #21 22 Statify Widget 4K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 ↓2 7 too high 23 Duplicate Title Validator 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 ↓1 11 too high 24 Genesis Widget Column Classes 5K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 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.