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

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 “framer”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

PressMeGPT – Header & Footer for Elementor shows at wp.org #4 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 FileDeck – Document Library, Download Manager & Client Portal 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 4 too low 2 Arvow AI SEO Writer 1K+ · 2.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Elematic — Elementor Addons, Header Footer Builder & Animations 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 BBT CSV Import for Framer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #17 12 too low 6 PixelFlow – Meta & TikTok Pixel + Conversions API for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 7 MotionKit – Visual GSAP Animation Builder for Elementor, Divi, Bricks & More 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 PressMeGPT – Header & Footer for Elementor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 JetReader – Book Library, EPUB & PDF Reader (Lite) 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 F Fecommerce CORS Bridge — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 EchoAI – AI Chat Assistant 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Flyerimage — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Consentful — Cookie Consent — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 SUUVO Widgets for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Inletbase — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Cptify – Custom Post Type, Fields & Layout Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Foliocast – Portfolio Auto Post & Scheduler for Instagram — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 CheckoutCrafter – Advanced Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Warranty Cart – Extended Warranty, Claims & Renewals for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Mapsemble — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 SimpleSocial 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Q Quick Posts 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22

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.