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

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 “fontello”, 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

AR Menu Icons shows at wp.org #7 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 280 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus 100K+ · 4.9★ (851) wp.org #1 2 WP Menu Icons 20K+ · 4.9★ (139) wp.org #2 3 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #10 ↑1 7 too low 4 Custom Icons for Elementor 10K+ · 4.5★ (33) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 Sync Master Sheet – Product Sync with Google Sheet for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Testimonial – Testimonial Slider and Showcase Plugin 20K+ · 4.6★ (67) wp.org #14 ↑6 8 too low 7 Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) 20K+ · 4.7★ (280) wp.org #24 ↓1 17 too low 8 Logo Carousel – Responsive Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery 20K+ · 4.7★ (162) wp.org #22 ↓4 14 too low 9 Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget 10K+ · 4.5★ (103) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 Product Category Slider & Grid for WooCommerce – Reno Product Category 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #20 ↓3 10 too low 11 WPAdmin AWS CDN 400+ · 4.7★ (53) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 WP and Divi Icons 2K+ · 3.3★ (14) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too high 13 JVM Rich Text Icons 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 Sokol: Smart WooCommerce Search 5K+ · 4.4★ (24) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Sheet to Table Live Sync for Google Sheet 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑1 12 too high 16 WebMan Amplifier 1K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too high 17 YITH WooCommerce Affiliates 6K+ · 4.2★ (19) wp.org #23 ↓1 6 too low 18 Web Icons 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 12 too high 19 Typography Stylist 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑1 10 too high 20 AR Menu Icons — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑1 13 too high 21 Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓8 10 too high 22 ShapeBlock – Powerful Gutenberg Blocks to Build Better Websites Faster — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too high 23 Dadi Cookie Consent Lite 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 Bevel Kit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 6 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.