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

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 modules”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Events Calendar Modules for Divi shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 509 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. 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★ (7322) wp.org #1 2 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #2 3 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #3 4 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520) wp.org #4 ↑2 5 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) 70K+ · 4.8★ (248) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #8 ↓3 1 too low 8 ECS – Ele Custom Skin for Elementor 100K+ · 4.6★ (117) wp.org #7 ↑6 1 too high 9 Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #12 ↑8 3 too low 10 OoohBoi Steroids for Elementor 40K+ · 4.8★ (118) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #16 ↓4 5 too low 12 MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509) wp.org #21 ↓5 9 too low 13 Xpro Theme Builder For Elementor – FREE 20K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #9 ↑2 4 too high 14 HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #13 ↓3 1 too high 15 Squad Modules Lite – Free Divi 5 & Divi 4 Modules for Divi Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #11 ↓2 4 too high 16 Xpro Addons — 150+ Widgets for Elementor 40K+ · 4.4★ (28) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.5★ (108) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 BEW – Elementor Addons, Templates & AI Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (28) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Vertical Timeline Widget for Elementor 10K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #19 20 Events Calendar Modules for Divi 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #10 ↓2 10 too high 21 JetWidgets For Elementor 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 HT Slider For Elementor 20K+ · 3.8★ (12) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 aThemes Addons for Elementor – Widgets & Elementor Addons 7K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Thim Kit for Elementor – Pre-built Templates & Widgets for Elementor 20K+ · 4.2★ (5) 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.