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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “filterable”

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 “filterable”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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 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

WPZOOM Portfolio Lite – Filterable Portfolio Plugin shows at wp.org #2 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 20K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 348 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. 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 #3 2 too low 2 Filterable Portfolio 1K+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Radius Portfolio – Filterable Grid, Gallery & Slider Portfolio 7K+ · 4.6★ (38) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Responsive Filterable Portfolio Gallery – Media Grid & Video Portfolio 1K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #4 5 Team – Team Members Showcase Plugin 10K+ · 4.5★ (67) wp.org #9 ↑2 4 too low 6 Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery 20K+ · 4.8★ (348) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 Ultimate Before After Image Slider & Gallery – BEAF 30K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #13 ↓4 6 too low 8 Portfolio Grid – Filterable Gallery, Grid & Slider Showcase 800+ · 4.4★ (33) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 TableOn – WordPress Posts Table Filterable 200+ · 4.6★ (15) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 YMC Filter 4K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid 100K+ · 4.8★ (265) wp.org #22 ↑1 10 too low 13 WP Job Manager 70K+ · 4.4★ (237) wp.org #20 ↑1 7 too low 14 WPZOOM Portfolio Lite – Filterable Portfolio Plugin 20K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 12 too high 15 GS Portfolio – WordPress Portfolio Plugin with Filterable Portfolio Grid and Portfolio Slider 300+ · 4.4★ (37) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 Post Grid 30K+ · 4.3★ (163) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 Quick and Easy FAQs 10K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #10 ↑2 7 too high 18 HUSKY – Products Filter for WooCommerce Professional. MCP is onboard 80K+ · 4.6★ (337) wp.org #24 ↓2 6 too low 19 Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery 1K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 Portfolio – Filterable Masonry Portfolio Gallery for Professionals 200+ · 4.1★ (14) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Project Showcase – Responsive Portfolio, Case Studies & Filterable Grid Layouts 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 PowerFolio – Portfolio & Image Gallery for Elementor 10K+ · 4.5★ (12) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Portfolio Gallery – Ultimate Portfolio, Filterable Grid & Image Slider 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 9 too high 24 Elfi Masonry – Filterable Portfolio & Masonry Gallery Addon for Elementor 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 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.