wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “floating action button”
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 “floating action button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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
Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder shows at wp.org #8 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 5333 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #1 2 
Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244)
wp.org #7 5 too low 3 
Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #3 4 
Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress 200K+ · 4.8★ (102)
wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ · 4.8★ (5333)
wp.org #21 ↓9 16 too low 6 
My Sticky Bar – Floating Notification Bar & Sticky Header (formerly myStickymenu) 100K+ · 4.9★ (1199)
wp.org #18 ↓2 12 too low 7 
Floating Button – Easily Create Sticky, Fixed & Floating Buttons 4K+ · 3.0★ (15) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #2 5 too high 8 
Chat Button & Custom ChatGPT-Powered Bot by GetButton.io 20K+ · 4.5★ (175)
wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too low 9 
XT Floating Cart for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (149)
wp.org #13 ↑2 4 too low 10 
WP Call Button – Easy Click to Call Button for WordPress 40K+ · 4.7★ (69)
wp.org #14 4 too low 11 
Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ · 4.8★ (396) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #15 ↑2 4 too low 12 
Bolt CTA Button – Floating Call Button for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #4 8 too high 13 
Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #9 4 too high 14 
Button visually impaired 10K+ · 4.9★ (27)
wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too low 15 
Advanced Floating Content Lite 7K+ · 4.1★ (30) not PHP-current
wp.org #10 5 too high 16 
Button Generator – Easily Create Custom Buttons with Icons and Analytics 4K+ · 4.3★ (18) thin reviews
wp.org #11 5 too high 17 
Floating Action Button 900+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #6 ↓1 11 too high 18 
Fuse Social Icons 10K+ · 4.6★ (58) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #20 2 too low 19 
Floating Social Share Icons and Social Share buttons – Next Previous Post Links – FL 200+ · 4.7★ (73) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #24 5 too low 20 
Back Button Widget 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder 10K+ · 3.7★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #8 13 too high 22 
Addonify Floating Cart For WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (15) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 
Floating Awesome Button (Sticky Button, Popup, Toast) & 200+ Website Custom Interactive Element 700+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #19 4 too high 24 
Bubble Menu – Floating Button Menu with Sticky Navigation 1K+ · 4.2★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #22 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.