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

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 “infographics”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Emplibot – AI Content Writer with Keyword Research, Infographics, and Linking | SEO Optimized | Fully Automated shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ 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

Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 90 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. 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 ↑3 1 too low 4 Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 4K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too low 6 Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too high 7 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #14 ↑5 7 too low 8 Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation 3K+ · 4.9★ (22) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too low 11 Qi Blocks 60K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too high 12 Compact Archives 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 ImageLinks – Interactive Image Builder with Hotspots 1K+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #8 ↓3 5 too high 14 Juicer.io: Effortlessly embed, curate, and aggregate social media feeds into your website 8K+ · 4.2★ (29) wp.org #21 ↑1 7 too low 15 Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools 8K+ · 4.1★ (15) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 Genolve – AI Business Graphics, Images & Video 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Logo or Image Replace by mycore.global 300+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 iChart – Easy Charts and Graphs 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 Interactive US Map – Create Clickable & Customizable U.S. Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 Emplibot – AI Content Writer with Keyword Research, Infographics, and Linking | SEO Optimized | Fully Automated 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 10 too high 21 Selective Image Guard | A deterrent for unauthorized downloads and scraping 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑3 2 too high 23 King Addons for Elementor – 100+ Elementor Widgets, 4 000+ Elementor Templates, WooCommerce Builder, Mega Menu, Popup Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓13 1 too low 24 GetInfographic – Article to Infographic & Image Maker — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓3 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.