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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “hover effect css3 jquery”

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 “hover effect css3 jquery”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 4 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

Slide Content with jQuery shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its — 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

Timeline Express places #9 on merit, 4.3★ from 165 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) 10K+ · 4.7★ (250) wp.org #1 2 Image Photo Gallery Final Tiles Grid 20K+ · 4.7★ (353) wp.org #2 3 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 WRC Pricing Tables – Responsive CSS3 Pricing Tables 1K+ · 4.2★ (36) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin 2K+ · 3.8★ (277) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation 3K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Firelight Lightbox 200K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Slider by 10Web – Responsive Image Slider 10K+ · 4.5★ (289) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Timeline Express 8K+ · 4.3★ (165) wp.org #16 7 too low 10 Video Slider – Slider Carousel 3K+ · 4.7★ (71) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Slider Carousel – Image Slider 3K+ · 4.5★ (64) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Accordion FAQ with Category 100+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 QuickShare 200+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 SilkMotion Infinite Image Marquee for Elementor 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Advanced WpBakery Page Builder Addons 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 S super portfolios and effects 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 Slide Content with jQuery — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Advanced Charts for Gutenberg Blocks Editor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Image Hover Effects Widgets 100+ · 2.1★ (9) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Brozzme Hover integration 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 W WP To Top 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 H Hover board direction aware hover effect 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 M modal popup portfolio and hover effects 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 E Exclusive Hover effects 20+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #20 4 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.