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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “footer 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 “footer button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Footer Copyright shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 500+ 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

MaxButtons – Create buttons places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 1093 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #1 2 WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1916) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Header Footer Code Manager 600K+ · 4.9★ (309) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Head & Footer Code 100K+ · 5.0★ (51) wp.org #4 5 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #8 ↑2 2 too low 7 Insert Headers And Footers 200K+ · 5.0★ (135) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 MaxButtons – Create buttons 70K+ · 4.9★ (1093) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button 200K+ · 4.9★ (696) wp.org #18 ↑2 9 too low 10 Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #19 ↓1 8 too low 12 Header Footer Builder for Elementor 30K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 Woody Code Snippets – Insert PHP, CSS, JS, and Header/Footer Scripts 50K+ · 4.5★ (221) wp.org #20 ↓1 7 too low 14 Infinity23 (Formerly Tag Manager) – One Plugin That Replaces All The Rest 20K+ · 4.7★ (53) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #9 ↓1 7 too high 17 Back Button Widget 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Button Generator – Easily Create Custom Buttons with Icons and Analytics 4K+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Floating Button – Easily Create Sticky, Fixed & Floating Buttons 4K+ · 3.0★ (15) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Footer Copyright 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 Blog Floating Button 8K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 EU Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Header Footer Custom Html 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) 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.