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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “horizontal tabs”

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 “horizontal tabs”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 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

Tabs Block – Responsive Gutenberg Tabs for Block Editor shows at wp.org #8 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Qi Addons For Elementor places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 205 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce & WordPress Tabs Builder – Smart Tabs 10K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #3 ↓2 2 too low 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Responsive Tabs — Horizontal, Vertical & Accordion Tabs for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 ↑1 3 too high 5 Gutena Tabs 6K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 too high 6 Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) 20K+ · 4.7★ (333) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) 70K+ · 4.8★ (248) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #9 ↑3 1 too low 9 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Tabby Responsive Tabs 10K+ · 4.9★ (144) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #22 ↓1 8 too low 15 Plethora Tabs + Accordions 2K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Easy Tabs Block – Smart, Lightweight & Responsive Tabs for the Block Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 11 too high 17 Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 too low 19 Bootstrap Blocks 10K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 Advanced Accordion Gutenberg Block – Create Beautiful FAQs, Content Accordions & Interactive Tabs 9K+ · 4.1★ (34) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Tab Ultimate 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 too high 22 Post Grid & Post Slider – Carousel, Filter Tabs & Related Posts 1K+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Tabs Block – Responsive Gutenberg Tabs for Block Editor 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 15 too high 24 Arts Horizontal Scroll for Elementor 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 9 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.