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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “fade scroller”

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 “fade scroller”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Jupiter X Core shows at wp.org #16 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 70K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.9★ average from 9 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

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Buried gem

WOW Slider places #10 on merit, 3.0★ from 96 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #1 2 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 T4B News Ticker – Responsive News Scroller, Slider, and Animations 7K+ · 4.5★ (16) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 bBlocks – Essential Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns Collection 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Accessible Carousel & Slider – WCAG AA Compliant Slideshow 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Unlock Addons for Elementor 70+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Image Ticker Carousel | by Creavi 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Redefined Zero Post Scrollers 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 W WOW Slider 3K+ · 3.0★ (96) wp.org #18 ↓1 8 too low 11 LandTech Extras for Elementor 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 MarqueeX – Smooth Marquee Slider, News Ticker & Post Marquee for Block Editor & Elementor 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 seljeVisitorsFlags 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 F FP News Ticker 40+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15 T Theme Blvd News Scroller Widget 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 Ribbonfly Marquee – News Ticker & Logo Ticker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 Bookingistic — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Simple Owl Carousel 400+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Effect Maker 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 A Ajax Scroll 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 R RSS News Scroller 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 Jupiter X Core 70K+ · 1.9★ (9) wp.org #16 ↓1 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.