wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “float buttons”
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 “float buttons”, 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
Floating Button – Easily Create Sticky, Fixed & Floating Buttons shows at wp.org #4 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 4K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 15 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Unlimited Elements for Elementor places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 525 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41)
wp.org #1 2 
MaxButtons – Create buttons 70K+ · 4.9★ (1093)
wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ · 4.8★ (5333)
wp.org #6 ↓3 3 too low 4 
Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962)
wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 
Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151)
wp.org #7 2 too low 6 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051)
wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too low 7 
Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.6★ (99)
wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525)
wp.org #14 6 too low 9 
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder 10K+ · 3.7★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #2 7 too high 10 
Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158)
wp.org #13 ↓3 3 too low 11 
WP Menu Cart 8K+ · 4.8★ (23) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134)
wp.org #18 6 too low 13 
Hover Effects – easily create any hover effect 7K+ · 4.8★ (17) thin reviews
wp.org #9 4 too high 14 
QuadMenu – Mega Menu 10K+ · 4.5★ (270)
wp.org #22 ↓1 8 too low 15 Floating Button – Easily Create Sticky, Fixed & Floating Buttons 4K+ · 3.0★ (15) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #4 ↑1 11 too high 16 
Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons – Next Previous Post Links – FL 200+ · 4.7★ (73)
wp.org #19 3 too low 17 
Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ · 4.5★ (46)
wp.org #16 1 too high 18 
Flip Cards Module For Divi 3K+ · 4.9★ (32)
wp.org #17 1 too high 19 
Simple Sticky Add To Cart For WooCommerce 800+ · 4.3★ (39)
wp.org #24 ↓2 5 too low 20 
Modal Window – create popup modal window 10K+ · 3.8★ (36)
wp.org #20 ↓1 21 
Bubble Menu – Floating Button Menu with Sticky Navigation 1K+ · 4.2★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↑1 9 too high 22 
Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu 7K+ · 4.0★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #15 7 too high 23 
Footer Contacts D 200+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓3 24 
MatrixInn Floating Buttons 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #21 3 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.