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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “icomoon”

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 “icomoon”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 3 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

Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery shows at wp.org #3 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10K+ 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

SearchIQ – The Search Solution places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 197 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Menu Icons 20K+ · 4.9★ (139) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Manager for IcoMoon 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor – Elementor Icons library – 14300+ Icons 200K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Icon Element – Icon Pack for Elementor Page Builder (6718 icons) 40K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #5 6 SearchIQ – The Search Solution 1K+ · 4.9★ (197) wp.org #18 ↓3 12 too low 7 S Swifty Bar, sticky bar by WPGens 300+ · 5.0★ (48) wp.org #20 ↓3 13 too low 8 Support For Icomoon with Advanced Custom Fields 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #17 ↓3 8 too low 10 Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 WP and Divi Icons 2K+ · 3.3★ (14) wp.org #14 ↓2 3 too low 12 Atomic Addons – AI Website Builder for Elementor & WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Web Icons 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Ibtana – Ecommerce Product Addons 5K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too low 15 Simple Share Follow Button 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 ACF Tab & Accordion Title Icons 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too high 17 Smart Addons for Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 5 too high 18 Ably Custom Icon Field for ACF — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 5 too high 19 Bevel Kit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 I Icon Fonts 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓3 4 too low 21 Kin Icon Picker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓3 2 too high 22 PageFlash – Fast Page Preloading, Performance Optimization & Secure Your WordPress Site — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓3 1 too high 23 Ticketack 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too high 24 Coldbox Addons 1K+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓4 1 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.