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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “hide tooltip”

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 “hide tooltip”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 2 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

Glossary Tooltip – Highlight Terms & Show Tooltips shows at wp.org #6 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 100+ 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

Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 612 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Hide Tooltips on Hover – Clean Up Title Attributes Without Losing Accessibility 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #1 2 WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275) wp.org #2 3 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 CM Tooltip Glossary 7K+ · 4.3★ (157) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard Notifications 100K+ · 4.7★ (367) wp.org #5 6 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926) wp.org #11 ↑2 3 too low 9 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #17 ↓1 8 too low 10 T Tooltips for WordPress 5K+ · 3.8★ (75) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color, Image & Size Swatches 200K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too low 12 Hide Cart Functions 3K+ · 4.6★ (14) wp.org #8 ↓2 4 too high 13 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.7★ (55) wp.org #15 ↑5 2 too low 14 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #23 ↓5 9 too low 15 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Glossary 2K+ · 4.7★ (84) wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 50K+ · 3.7★ (59) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Swatchly – Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (29) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 Choosly – Product Variations Swatches for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (76) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 WP Last Login 10K+ · 3.8★ (26) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 Glossary Tooltip – Highlight Terms & Show Tooltips 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑1 16 too high 23 Magic Tooltips For Contact Form 7 600+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #7 ↑1 16 too high 24 ACF Tooltip 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.