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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “fullwidth 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 “fullwidth 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

Nasio Blocks shows at wp.org #3 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Meow Gallery places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 203 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #1 2 Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation 3K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #2 3 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Slider by 10Web – Responsive Image Slider 10K+ · 4.5★ (289) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Meow Gallery 10K+ · 4.9★ (203) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 Supreme Modules Lite – Divi Theme, Extra Theme and Divi Builder 100K+ · 4.8★ (109) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 MaxSlider 6K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Squad Modules Lite – Free Divi 5 & Divi 4 Modules for Divi Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) 4K+ · 3.6★ (25) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 GutenBee – Gutenberg Blocks 6K+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 Block Slider – Responsive Image Slider, Video Slider & Post Slider 3K+ · 3.2★ (26) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Nasio Blocks 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 10 too high 14 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme 80K+ · 2.1★ (7) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 RTMKit for Elementor – Modular Addons, Widgets, Templates, Icon Library, GSAP Animations, MCP & Store Ready 40K+ · 2.7★ (16) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Zozo Portfolio – Elementor & Gutenberg Portfolio Plugin 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 TCI Ultimate Element Themes 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Delowar Swipe Slider — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 SmartUpWorld Post Slider — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 JHMG Converter For Divi to Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 L Luzuk Photo Gallery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 TransparAI: EU AI Act Compliance, AI Disclosure & AI Image Detection 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 E Energ1zer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Appointment Booking Calendar – Dynamic Reservation — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 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.