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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “gradient text”

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 “gradient text”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Starter Templates by Gradient Themes shows at wp.org #7 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 2K+ 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

Custom Login Page Customizer places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 476 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 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #10 ↑2 8 too low 3 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #12 ↓3 9 too low 4 Text Unfold For Elementor 3K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Supreme Modules Lite – Divi Theme, Extra Theme and Divi Builder 200K+ · 4.8★ (109) wp.org #11 ↓3 6 too low 6 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #16 ↓5 10 too low 7 Custom Login Page Customizer 50K+ · 4.9★ (476) wp.org #22 ↓2 15 too low 8 LMSCrafter Gradient Text for Elementor 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 7 too high 9 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #20 ↓2 11 too low 10 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #15 ↑4 5 too low 11 Divi Torque Lite 50K+ · 4.7★ (116) wp.org #13 ↓3 2 too low 12 Animated Text Block – Add Typing and Looping Text Effects 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 Safelayout Cute Preloader – CSS3 WordPress Preloader 10K+ · 5.0★ (84) wp.org #23 ↓2 10 too low 14 Marquee Running Text 5K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 Piotnet Addons For Elementor 20K+ · 3.2★ (57) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 Text Typing – grab attention with animated typing headlines 3K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #6 ↓2 10 too high 17 Awesome Guten Text – 8 Powerful Blocks for Gutenberg 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓2 8 too high 18 Squad Modules Lite – Free Divi 5 & Divi 4 Modules for Divi Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 too low 19 Swipe Slider – Make dynamic slider with solid, gradient, or image background 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓2 11 too high 20 Snow Monkey Editor 30K+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #17 ↓3 3 too high 21 Filikod – Alt Text Checker & Bulk Image Alt Text Editor 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 S Starter Templates by Gradient Themes 2K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓2 15 too high 23 Info Cards – Add Text and Media in Card Layouts 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓3 5 too high 24 DB Gradient Text Block 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓3 5 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.