Plugin Pulse Beta
← Rankings

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

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 “flipper”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 5 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

Feature Flipper shows at wp.org #8 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.6★ from 113 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 TP Product Image Flipper for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #1 2 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Flipbox 2K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 TP WooCommerce Product Gallery 1K+ · 3.8★ (26) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 BWD Elementor Addons 400+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 WPC Countdown Timer for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #18 11 too low 8 Really Simple Featured Video for Posts, Pages & WooCommerce Products 4K+ · 4.0★ (34) wp.org #19 11 too low 9 W WooCommerce Product Image Flipper 3K+ · 4.3★ (28) wp.org #21 12 too low 10 TP Product Description in Loop for WooCommerce 500+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 FrontBlocks Site Tools 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 Toolkit for LearnDash LMS – Quiz Themes, Analytics & Answer Control 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 TP Show Product Images on Checkout Page for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 Feature Flipper 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 TP Product Quick View for Woocommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Page Flipper — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too high 17 Text Prompter – Unlimited chatgpt text prompts for openai tasks 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too high 18 Really Simple Featured Audio – Sell Music, Samples & Audio Products with WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Advanced Datatable – The Ultimate Data Table Plugin 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Web To Print Shop : GoSendEx 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 Ace Login Block — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 TP Products Compare for Woocommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 TP Product Tooltip for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Sif 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.