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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “fullscreen 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 “fullscreen slider”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 4 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

bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 11 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 326 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. 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 #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (235) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #4 5 Prime Slider – Hero Slider, Carousel, WooCommerce & Post Slider Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.5★ (82) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #16 7 too low 10 Fullscreen Menu 2K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too high 11 Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery 10K+ · 4.8★ (147) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 CMP – Coming Soon & Maintenance Plugin by NiteoThemes 200K+ · 4.7★ (326) wp.org #22 ↑1 10 too low 13 Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor 10K+ · 4.0★ (65) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 Wonder Slider Lite 8K+ · 4.2★ (24) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 Easy Google Maps by Supsystic – Custom Markers, Clustering & Map Themes 20K+ · 4.6★ (251) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life 5K+ · 4.0★ (11) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 fullPage Vertical & Horizontal Slider – Snap Scroll Sections & More 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Product Image and Video Gallery Slider for WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 General Slider 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 peLightbox Gallery Slider – Responsive Lightbox, Slideshow, Carousel, Image & Video Gallery 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↑6 4 too high 23 Xtreme Slider (3D Image Slider) 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 BubiBlock Slider 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 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.