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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “full width slider”

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 width slider”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Full Width Banner Slider Wp shows at wp.org #3 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 20 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Gallery Slider, Additional Variation Images, Product Video, Product Image Zoom and Lightbox for WooCommerce – Reno Product Gallery (formerly WooGallery) places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 162 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (743) wp.org #1 2 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #2 3 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Prime Slider – Hero Slider, Carousel, WooCommerce & Post Slider Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.5★ (82) wp.org #4 5 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (236) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too low 7 Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ · 4.5★ (248) wp.org #8 ↑2 1 too low 8 Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too low 9 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Product Gallery Slider, Additional Variation Images, Product Video, Product Image Zoom and Lightbox for WooCommerce – Reno Product Gallery (formerly WooGallery) 20K+ · 4.9★ (162) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too low 11 Logo Slider WP – Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery & Logo Showcase 10K+ · 4.5★ (61) wp.org #11 ↓2 12 Wonder Slider Lite 8K+ · 4.2★ (24) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too low 14 Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation 3K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too low 15 Super block slider – Image/video background & content slider 8K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #14 ↓2 1 too high 16 Accordion Slider 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too high 17 Media Slider for Photos Images Videos 2K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #22 ↓1 5 too low 18 Slider, Image Slider & Carousel by Slider Factory – Responsive Slideshow, Video Slider 2K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #18 ↓3 19 GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #23 ↓1 4 too low 20 Responsive Slider Gallery – Responsive Image Photo Slider 2K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 Slider Ultimate 500+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 HT Slider For Elementor 20K+ · 3.8★ (12) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too high 23 Full Width Banner Slider Wp 2K+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #3 20 too high 24 Serious Slider 20K+ · 3.4★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 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.