wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “full page script”
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 “full page script”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.
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
Insert Headers and Footers Code – HT Script shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 7K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322)
wp.org #1 2 
Super Page Cache – Cloudflare Cache, Page Speed & Core Web Vitals 70K+ · 4.8★ (518)
wp.org #2 3 
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333)
wp.org #3 4 
Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225)
wp.org #4 5 
Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107)
wp.org #5 6 
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667)
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ · 4.8★ (1005)
wp.org #10 3 too low 8 
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520)
wp.org #11 3 too low 9 
Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699)
wp.org #12 3 too low 10 
PPWP – Password Protect Pages 30K+ · 4.7★ (271)
wp.org #9 1 too high 11 
Tracking and Consent Manager – WP Full Picture 3K+ · 5.0★ (21) thin reviews
wp.org #6 5 too high 12 
Woody Code Snippets – Insert PHP, CSS, JS, and Header/Footer Scripts 50K+ · 4.5★ (221)
wp.org #14 2 too low 13 
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1917)
wp.org #17 4 too low 14 
Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder 100K+ · 4.7★ (394)
wp.org #21 7 too low 15 
Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140)
wp.org #18 3 too low 16 
W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420)
wp.org #23 7 too low 17 
Header and Footer Scripts 200K+ · 4.6★ (58)
wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Insert Headers and Footers Code – HT Script 7K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #8 10 too high 19 
Bold Page Builder 40K+ · 3.6★ (66)
wp.org #13 6 too high 20 
Page View Count 10K+ · 4.0★ (55)
wp.org #19 1 too high 21 
Culqi Full Integracion 300+ · 4.9★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #16 5 too high 22 O One Page Express Companion 10K+ · 4.7★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #22 23 
Print Page Block – make any page printable in one click 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #24 1 too low 24 
CM Header and Footer – Add custom scripts and styles to your header and footer with ease 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #20 4 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.