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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “elementor blog addon”

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 “elementor blog addon”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 2 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

Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 300K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.8★ average from 78 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates) places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 361 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 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7308) wp.org #1 2 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4122) wp.org #2 3 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1678) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2044) wp.org #5 6 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2526) wp.org #6 7 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) 70K+ · 4.8★ (247) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Post Grid Addon for Elementor 10K+ · 4.9★ (76) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates) 70K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #17 ↑1 5 too low 13 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (488) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates 100K+ · 4.6★ (387) wp.org #24 ↓8 9 too low 16 Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ · 3.8★ (78) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Xpro Addons — 150+ Widgets for Elementor 40K+ · 4.4★ (28) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too high 18 GutenKit – Page Builder Blocks, Patterns, and Templates for Gutenberg Block Editor 80K+ · 4.5★ (47) wp.org #19 ↑2 1 too low 19 Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor – Elementor Icons library – 14300+ Icons 200K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 Blogmentor – Blog Layouts for Elementor 4K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too high 22 Header Footer Builder for Elementor 30K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 WPZOOM Addons for Elementor – Starter Templates & Widgets 20K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 8 too high 24 Flipbox Addon for Elementor 600+ · 5.0★ (2) 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.