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

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 “flyout”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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

Flyout Menu Awesome by Themes Awesome shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

301 Redirects – Redirect Manager places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 578 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #1 2 Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.6★ (99) wp.org #2 3 WP Menu Cart 8K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #3 4 upPrev 1K+ · 4.6★ (126) wp.org #7 ↓2 3 too low 5 Email Marketing for WooCommerce by Omnisend 40K+ · 4.9★ (169) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too low 6 Options for Twenty Twenty-One 6K+ · 4.9★ (64) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Ultimate Floating Widgets – Make popup sidebars 3K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #19 11 too low 9 Maintenance 1M+ · 4.4★ (869) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 301 Redirects – Redirect Manager 300K+ · 4.7★ (578) wp.org #22 12 too low 11 Kadence Starter Templates — Predesigned Website Templates 200K+ · 4.3★ (19) wp.org #6 ↑1 5 too high 12 WP Force SSL & HTTPS SSL Redirect 80K+ · 4.7★ (179) wp.org #24 ↓3 12 too low 13 Frontend Product Editor for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 FooConvert – AI Popup Builder for Flyouts, Overlays & Bars 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 ITG Admin Hover Menus 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Essential Pro Pack for Elementor — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 Shift8 Full Nav 30+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 UXD Widgets for Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 EditRail — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 Precise Expressions Admin Menu Reorganizer Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 Blockish – MCP AI Site Builder for Block Editor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 MDL Spam Filter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑2 1 too high 23 FrontGlut — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Flyout Menu Awesome by Themes Awesome 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #13 11 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.