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

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 “fullscreen”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Browser fullscreen Button shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider places #9 on merit, 4.3★ from 405 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 Fullscreen Menu 2K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #1 ↑2 2 Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1597) wp.org #6 ↑1 4 too low 3 Fullscreen Galleria 800+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 Full Screen Background 2K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #4 5 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 80K+ · 4.6★ (235) wp.org #5 6 File Manager 1M+ · 4.6★ (1489) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 Webyx for Gutenberg – Fullpage Fullscreen Scrolling Websites 600+ · 4.8★ (53) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery 10K+ · 4.8★ (147) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (405) wp.org #16 ↓4 7 too low 10 Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode 1K+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #3 ↓1 7 too high 11 PDF.js Viewer 20K+ · 4.4★ (53) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Meow Lightbox 10K+ · 4.9★ (186) wp.org #19 ↑1 7 too low 13 Webyx for Elementor – Fullpage Fullscreen Scrolling Websites 500+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (739) wp.org #24 ↓1 9 too low 16 WP Editor 20K+ · 4.5★ (95) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 WP Bottom Menu 20K+ · 4.5★ (23) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too high 18 T Themify Popup 8K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 Sokol: Smart WooCommerce Search 5K+ · 4.4★ (24) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Extensions for Leaflet Map 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #17 ↑2 3 too high 21 Real3D Flipbook – 3D FlipBook, PDF FlipBook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #20 ↑4 1 too high 22 Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 20K+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Browser fullscreen Button 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑1 10 too high 24 WPZOOM Addons for Elementor – Starter Templates & Widgets 20K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑1 9 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.