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

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 “glassmorphism”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 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

Altonet Fluid Glassmorphism shows at wp.org #6 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits places #5 on merit, 4.5★ from 212 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1679) wp.org #1 2 Custom Login Page Customizer 50K+ · 4.9★ (475) wp.org #2 3 Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 200K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #18 ↑1 13 too low 6 Read More Without Refresh 20K+ · 4.2★ (55) wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too low 7 WP EXtra – One Click Optimize 6K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #19 ↑2 12 too low 8 WBD Logo Carousel For Gutenberg 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 70K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #21 ↑1 12 too low 10 Lite Maintenance Mode 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 aThemes Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Sliders, Galleries & Form Styler 7K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Grid Gallery – for Photo Gallery, Image Gallery & Portfolio 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #17 ↑1 5 too low 13 WP Maintenance Mode & Site Under Construction 3K+ · 3.5★ (4) wp.org #4 9 too high 14 Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #22 ↑1 8 too low 15 Instantio — Side Cart & One-Page Checkout for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.5★ (16) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 UnoDock – Mobile Bottom Navigation 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too high 17 Mini Ajax Cart for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #23 ↓9 6 too low 18 Altonet Fluid Glassmorphism 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 12 too high 19 Advanced Age Verification Popup 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 Silica 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Sticky Elementor – Sticky Header, Menu Color After Sticky, Logo Swap & Back to Top Button 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 12 too high 22 Omnipress 800+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 Bekero Mobile Bottom Menu 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too high 24 Survey Form Block 400+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.