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

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 field”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 4 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

Telephone field for Elementor Forms shows at wp.org #9 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 4K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 248 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. 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★ (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 4 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #4 5 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #5 6 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #8 9 Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #10 11 Make Column Clickable for Elementor 100K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) 70K+ · 4.8★ (248) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly Anywhere Elementor) 70K+ · 4.8★ (104) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 Visibility Logic for Elementor 20K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Input Mask For Elementor Form Fields 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #15 16 Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes 200K+ · 4.3★ (74) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 Dynamic Visibility for Elementor 50K+ · 4.6★ (89) wp.org #17 18 Country Code For Elementor Form Telephone Field 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Conditional Fields for Elementor Form – Apply Conditional Logic 10K+ · 4.7★ (32) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Telephone field for Elementor Forms 4K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 12 too high 22 Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ · 3.8★ (79) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor 4K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Signature field for Elementor Forms 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 12 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.