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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “flip boxes”

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 “flip boxes”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Flipbox Addon for Elementor shows at wp.org #4 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 600+ 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

Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits places #11 on merit, 4.5★ from 212 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 Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay 9K+ · 4.7★ (149) wp.org #1 2 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Cool Flipbox – Shortcode & Gutenberg Block 5K+ · 4.8★ (103) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder (UABB) 20K+ · 5.0★ (332) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #11 ↑10 3 too low 9 3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery 70K+ · 4.8★ (182) wp.org #13 ↓2 4 too low 10 HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #10 11 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 too low 13 The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates 100K+ · 4.6★ (388) wp.org #23 ↑1 10 too low 14 Divi Torque Lite 50K+ · 4.7★ (116) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #19 ↑3 4 too low 16 Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor 60K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #21 ↓3 5 too low 17 AnimateGL – WebGL & CSS Scroll Animations and Hover Effects for Gutenberg and Elementor 2K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Responsive Blocks – Page Builder for Blocks & Patterns 3K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too high 19 Flipbox 2K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #8 ↓1 11 too high 20 Stratum Widgets for Elementor 20K+ · 4.5★ (12) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 Flipbox Addon for Elementor 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 17 too high 22 bBlocks – Essential Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns Collection 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Ultra Addons Lite for Elementor 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 11 too high 24 Pro Addons For Elementor | Premium Addons 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 9 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.