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

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 “fusion”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Fusion Page Builder : Extension – Gallery shows at wp.org #4 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 600+ 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

Logo Carousel – Responsive Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 162 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Fusion Lite – Marketing Automation and CRM Integration for WordPress 4K+ · 5.0★ (69) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Fusion Page Builder 3K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Block Visibility — Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor 40K+ · 4.9★ (108) wp.org #3 4 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 Download Monitor 80K+ · 4.5★ (525) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too low 6 Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ · 4.6★ (779) wp.org #8 ↓3 2 too low 7 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #7 8 SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3055) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Logo Carousel – Responsive Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery 20K+ · 4.7★ (162) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too low 11 WP Image Zoom 10K+ · 4.3★ (119) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too low 12 AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI 6K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) 20K+ · 4.7★ (280) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too low 14 Glossary 2K+ · 4.7★ (84) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 too low 15 Product Category Slider & Grid for WooCommerce – Reno Product Category 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Tangible: Loops & Logic 2K+ · 4.9★ (39) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too low 17 Highlight Search Terms 6K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce) 10K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #12 ↑3 6 too high 19 Fusion Page Builder : Extension – Gallery 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 15 too high 20 Conditional Blocks – Advanced Content Visibility Control for WordPress 2K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) 4K+ · 3.6★ (25) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Thrive Automator 10K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 F Fusion Pay by tbi bank 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 14 too high 24 Fusion Pricing Tables — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.