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

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 mode”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 2 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

Coming Soon Maintenance Mode shows at wp.org #3 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.7★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 326 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1597) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Fullscreen Galleria 800+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #2 3 Disable Block Editor FullScreen mode 1K+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (743) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter 60K+ · 4.4★ (110) wp.org #5 6 Meow Lightbox 10K+ · 4.9★ (190) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (236) wp.org #8 9 Darkify – Dark Mode & Night Mode for Website & Admin (Dark Theme Included) 1K+ · 4.7★ (27) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 WP Popups – WordPress Popup builder 30K+ · 4.9★ (112) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes 200K+ · 4.7★ (326) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 OpenStation – Admin Dashboard Notes, Custom Dashboard, AI Assistant & PWA 1K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Webyx for Gutenberg – Fullpage Fullscreen Scrolling Websites 600+ · 4.8★ (53) wp.org #13 14 Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Coming Soon Maintenance Mode 6K+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #3 12 too high 16 Loading Page with Loading Screen 10K+ · 4.6★ (124) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Webyx for Elementor – Fullpage Fullscreen Scrolling Websites 500+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 20K+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Unbloater 5K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Extensions for Leaflet Map 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 PDF Embed Block – share documents right inside your posts 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Browser fullscreen Button 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 LC Lightbox Lite 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 1 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.