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

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 “flipbox”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 2 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

Flipbox Addon for Elementor shows at wp.org #3 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 10 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

PowerPack Addons for Elementor: Widgets, Form Styler and Templates places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 361 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. 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 #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 Cool Flipbox – Shortcode & Gutenberg Block 5K+ · 4.8★ (103) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Flipbox 2K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) 10K+ · 4.7★ (250) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Supreme Modules Lite – Divi Theme, Extra Theme and Divi Builder 200K+ · 4.8★ (109) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #13 ↑1 7 too low 7 Bricksable for Bricks Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too low 8 PowerPack Addons for Elementor: Widgets, Form Styler and Templates 70K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #20 12 too low 9 Flip Cards Module For Divi 3K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #15 ↑4 5 too low 11 Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #19 ↓1 8 too low 12 Fancy Elementor Flipbox 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 Flipbox Addon for Elementor 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 ↓1 10 too high 14 Flip Box Block 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Essential Classy Addons for Elementor – 150+ Widgets, Templates & Performance Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Product Layouts for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 WPKoi Templates for Elementor 5K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too low 18 Events Tracker for Elementor 9K+ · 4.5★ (48) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 Table Of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #9 10 too high 20 Modules Kit – Beaver Builder Modules 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 DailyBuddy — Free All-in-One Toolkit 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 Vayu Blocks – Website Builder for the Gutenberg Block Editor 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 MT Addons for Elementor 2K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Flip Block – Create Flipbox Overlays and Hovers 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.