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

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 “infographic”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Scrollchart shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 100+ 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

Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 90 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 AI Infographic Maker 600+ · 4.4★ (17) wp.org #1 2 Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention 20K+ · 4.9★ (114) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too low 5 Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 4K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation 3K+ · 4.9★ (22) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #16 ↑5 9 too low 8 Qi Blocks 60K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too high 9 HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #18 ↓2 8 too low 11 Compact Archives 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #11 12 ImageLinks – Interactive Image Builder with Hotspots 1K+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #13 ↑1 14 Juicer.io: Effortlessly embed, curate, and aggregate social media feeds into your website 8K+ · 4.2★ (29) wp.org #23 ↑1 9 too low 15 Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools 8K+ · 4.1★ (15) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 Emplibot – AI Content Writer with Keyword Research, Infographics, and Linking | SEO Optimized | Fully Automated 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 8 too high 17 Genolve – AI Business Graphics, Images & Video 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18 Logo or Image Replace by mycore.global 300+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Interactive US Map – Create Clickable & Customizable U.S. Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #24 ↓1 5 too low 20 iChart – Easy Charts and Graphs 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Scrollchart 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 too high 22 GetInfographic – Article to Infographic & Image Maker — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓2 10 too high 23 Selective Image Guard | A deterrent for unauthorized downloads and scraping 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 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.