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

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 “flatsome”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Editor Cleanup For Flatsome: FDP add-on to clean up the Flatsome UX Builder shows at wp.org #2 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 19 places. Its 60+ 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

Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 1056 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #1 2 FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ · 4.7★ (1125) wp.org #4 ↑2 2 too low 3 Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader 200K+ · 4.7★ (1148) wp.org #6 ↑3 3 too low 4 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926) wp.org #5 ↑3 1 too low 5 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too low 6 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color, Image & Size Swatches 200K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #8 ↓3 2 too low 7 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #17 ↓2 10 too low 8 Advanced Woo Search – Product Search for WooCommerce 60K+ · 4.8★ (248) wp.org #9 ↓5 1 too low 9 T TP Flatsome Vertical Menu 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Variation Images Gallery for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (39) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Twenty20 Image Before-After 20K+ · 4.0★ (54) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Seraphinite Accelerator 50K+ · 4.8★ (476) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 too low 13 Smart Image Resize for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.6★ (82) wp.org #14 ↑2 1 too low 14 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #15 ↑7 1 too low 15 Real Media Library: Media Library Folder & File Manager 100K+ · 4.8★ (297) wp.org #19 ↓7 4 too low 16 SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #23 ↓5 7 too low 17 Extra Product Options For WooCommerce | Custom Product Addons and Fields 30K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #21 ↑2 4 too low 18 360 Javascript Viewer 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #13 ↑1 5 too high 19 AM LottiePlayer 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 12 too high 20 Featured Video for WordPress – VideographyWP 1K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Editor Cleanup For Flatsome: FDP add-on to clean up the Flatsome UX Builder 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 19 too high 22 Modern Cart – WooCommerce Side Cart & Popup Cart 60K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23 WPB Popup for Contact Form 7 – Showing Contact Form 7 Popup on Button Click 5K+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too high 24 Advanced Product Search For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #24

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.