wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “html slider”
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 “html slider”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Serious Slider shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 20K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.4★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 1667 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (743)
wp.org #1 2 
Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125)
wp.org #2 3 
Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667)
wp.org #5 ↑19 1 too low 5 
Prime Slider – Hero Slider, Carousel, WooCommerce & Post Slider Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.5★ (82)
wp.org #3 2 too high 6 
Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) 20K+ · 4.7★ (280)
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342)
wp.org #11 ↓5 4 too low 8 
Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget – A Responsive Post Slider 10K+ · 4.7★ (31)
wp.org #8 9 
Slider by Soliloquy – Responsive Image Slider for WordPress 30K+ · 4.7★ (1025)
wp.org #19 ↑2 10 too low 10 
WP TripAdvisor Review Slider 8K+ · 4.8★ (135)
wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 400K+ · 4.7★ (1667)
wp.org #23 ↓4 12 too low 12 
Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612)
wp.org #22 ↓4 10 too low 13 
Logo Slider WP – Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery & Logo Showcase 10K+ · 4.5★ (61)
wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 T Testimonial Slider 3K+ · 4.2★ (69)
wp.org #13 ↓2 1 too high 15 
Super block slider – Image/video background & content slider 8K+ · 5.0★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #9 6 too high 16 
Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation 3K+ · 4.8★ (34)
wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 
Wonder Slider Lite 8K+ · 4.2★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #12 5 too high 18 
Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets 10K+ · 3.9★ (127)
wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 
Accordion Slider 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #10 9 too high 20 Serious Slider 20K+ · 3.4★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #6 ↓1 14 too high 21 
Gallery with thumbnail slider 3K+ · 3.8★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 
bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life 5K+ · 4.0★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 
Easy Slider 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 
HTML Page Publisher 500+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
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.