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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “fixed button”

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 “fixed button”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 4 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

Blog Floating Button shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 8K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

MaxButtons – Create buttons places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 1093 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress 200K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Fixed Bottom Menu 4K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 MaxButtons – Create buttons 70K+ · 4.9★ (1093) wp.org #12 9 too low 4 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 Simple Chat Button 40K+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #5 6 Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Button visually impaired 10K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Quantity Plus Minus Button for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (30) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Floating Button – Easily Create Sticky, Fixed & Floating Buttons 4K+ · 3.0★ (15) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Back To The Top Button 4K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Back Button Widget 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Like Button Rating ♥ LikeBtn 3K+ · 4.4★ (273) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 Button Generator – Easily Create Custom Buttons with Icons and Analytics 4K+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Social Share Buttons 1K+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 Payment Button for PayPal 4K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Add Chat App Button 2K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 WPC Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Fast Chat Button 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Blog Floating Button 8K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 15 too high 22 Zeffy Donate Button 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Razorpay Payment Button Plugin 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Pulsating Chat Button 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 10 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.