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

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 “glass”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 3 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

Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress shows at wp.org #6 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 300K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.8★ average from 78 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2045) wp.org #1 2 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4126) wp.org #2 3 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1679) wp.org #3 4 AI Engine – The Chatbot, AI Framework & MCP for WordPress 90K+ · 4.9★ (869) wp.org #4 5 Meow Lightbox 10K+ · 4.9★ (187) wp.org #5 6 WPVR – 360 Panorama viewer and Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (134) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates 100K+ · 4.6★ (387) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (488) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10 WP Image Zoom 10K+ · 4.3★ (119) wp.org #10 ↓2 11 Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ · 3.8★ (78) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ · 3.9★ (95) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #23 ↑1 10 too low 14 TP Product Image Flipper for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Image Gallery 3K+ · 4.4★ (32) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Floating Contact Button for MAX and Telegram 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 UnoDock – Mobile Bottom Navigation 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 RTMKit 40K+ · 2.7★ (16) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 WPC Force Sells for WooCommerce 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 Combine Social Photos | Still BE 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Silica 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 King Addons for Elementor – 100+ Elementor Widgets, 4 000+ Elementor Templates, WooCommerce Builder, Mega Menu, Popup Builder 10K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Touch Slider for Elementor 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.