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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “icon library”

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 “icon library”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 5 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

Jooosi Icon – Modern SVG icon library for WordPress shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 200+ 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

Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 441 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor – Elementor Icons library – 14300+ Icons 200K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #1 2 Media Library Assistant 70K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 The Icon Block 40K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 Media Library Folders 10K+ · 4.3★ (465) wp.org #8 ↑4 2 too low 7 Link Library 10K+ · 4.7★ (97) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus 100K+ · 4.9★ (851) wp.org #12 ↓2 4 too low 9 FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ · 4.7★ (1125) wp.org #20 ↑2 11 too low 10 WP Menu Icons 20K+ · 4.9★ (139) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution 100K+ · 4.8★ (441) wp.org #24 ↓4 13 too low 12 FileBird Document Library 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #7 ↑4 5 too high 13 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Document Library Lite 4K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #13 ↓2 1 too high 15 Icon Separator 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↓2 5 too high 16 Media Library Downloader 5K+ · 4.8★ (8) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 External files in Media Library 500+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 ↑6 6 too high 18 Icon List Block – Add Icon-Based Lists with Custom Styles 4K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓5 4 too high 19 RTMKit for Elementor – Modular Addons, Widgets, Templates, Icon Library, GSAP Animations, MCP & Store Ready 40K+ · 2.7★ (16) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 Jooosi Icon – Modern SVG icon library for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓2 11 too high 21 Woostify Sites Library 10K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓4 2 too low 22 SVG Icon Block 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 Mox Icons – Icon Pack for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.