wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “elementor sms”
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 sms”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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
TextMe SMS shows at wp.org #6 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia places #10 on merit, 4.6★ from 793 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
WSMS (formerly WP SMS): SMS Notifications, OTP Login and WooCommerce SMS 7K+ · 4.1★ (107)
wp.org #1 2 
Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221)
wp.org #5 2 too low 4 
Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284)
wp.org #4 5 
SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35)
wp.org #2 3 too high 6 
Brevo – Email, SMS, Web Push, Chat, and more. 100K+ · 4.1★ (284)
wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 
miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications 5K+ · 4.7★ (439)
wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 
Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528)
wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too low 9 
miniOrange 2FA – Two Factor Authentication for WordPress (Passkey, OTP, SMS, Email, Google Authenticator) 10K+ · 4.5★ (385)
wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793)
wp.org #15 ↑4 5 too low 11 
Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155)
wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too low 12 
Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 60K+ · 4.4★ (586)
wp.org #16 ↑2 4 too low 13 
Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups 20K+ · 4.9★ (701)
wp.org #23 10 too low 14 
Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397)
wp.org #19 ↑1 5 too low 15 
Smart Marketing SMS and Newsletters Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (154)
wp.org #17 2 too low 16 
Integration for Elementor forms – Sendinblue 8K+ · 4.8★ (20) thin reviews
wp.org #8 ↑1 8 too high 17 
ManageWP Worker 1M+ · 4.6★ (679)
wp.org #18 ↑3 1 too low 18 
Lenix Leads Collector 10K+ · 4.4★ (25)
wp.org #11 ↑1 7 too high 19 
OTP Login With Phone Number, OTP Verification 1K+ · 4.9★ (81)
wp.org #22 ↑1 3 too low 20 
Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation 10K+ · 4.5★ (120)
wp.org #24 ↓8 4 too low 21 
Include Klaviyo for Elementor pro 2K+ · 4.2★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↑1 11 too high 22 TextMe SMS 500+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #6 16 too high 23 
Smoove connector for Elementor forms 600+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑3 2 too high 24 
SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar 30K+ · 1.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↑2 4 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.