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

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 iframe”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 of the top 20. 7 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

Post slider elementor addons shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 3220 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #1 2 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1668) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Custom iFrame – Embed PDFs, Videos, and External Content in WordPress (Elementor & Gutenberg) 4K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #20 13 too low 8 The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid 100K+ · 4.8★ (265) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor 4K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Firelight Lightbox 200K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Layouts for Elementor 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 UiChemy – Convert Figma, Prompts and AI Builds to Elementor, Gutenberg and Bricks 8K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 PausAR – 3D and AR for Elementor 300+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 WPB Addons for Elementor – News Ticker, Timeline, Team & More Widgets 3K+ · 3.8★ (11) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Document Embedder Addons for Elementor – Embed Documents in Elementor Websites 6K+ · 3.7★ (7) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 TableMaster for Elementor – Responsive Data Tables & Comparison Tables 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Pixel Gallery Addons for Elementor 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Smart LazyLoad – Lazy Load Images, Videos and Iframes 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 LandTech Extras for Elementor 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Ultra Addons Lite for Elementor 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 9 too high 22 Media Player Addons for Elementor – Audio and Video Widgets for Elementor 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 Post slider elementor addons 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 10 too high 24 All Embed – Multi-Source Embed Widgets for Elementor 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 6 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.