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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “elementor custom css”

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 custom css”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #1 2 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #2 3 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) 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★ (2051) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #6 ↑2 7 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 ECS – Ele Custom Skin for Elementor 100K+ · 4.6★ (117) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor – Elementor Icons library – 14300+ Icons 200K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #7 ↓2 5 too high 13 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #21 ↑1 8 too low 14 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too high 15 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 Make Column Clickable for Elementor 100K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Sticky Header Effects for Elementor 300K+ · 4.5★ (69) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally 400K+ · 4.3★ (62) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 Visibility Logic for Elementor 20K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509) wp.org #24 ↓5 4 too low 21 Dynamic Visibility for Elementor 50K+ · 4.6★ (89) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 Custom CSS for Elementor 5K+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #22 ↑1 23 Advanced Custom CSS for Elementor 200+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑9 8 too high 24 Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 10 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.