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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “jquery carousel”

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 “jquery carousel”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 7 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

WBD Logo Carousel For Gutenberg shows at wp.org #3 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 600+ 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

FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 995 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 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #1 2 Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.3★ (33) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Custom Post Carousels with Owl 2K+ · 4.6★ (17) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 jQuery Post Splitter 100+ · 4.6★ (37) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Responsive Owl Carousel for Elementor 7K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #21 ↓4 15 too low 7 Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) wp.org #14 ↓2 7 too low 8 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) wp.org #24 ↓5 16 too low 9 Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 30K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #20 ↓2 11 too low 10 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #11 ↓2 12 WBD Logo Carousel For Gutenberg 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 9 too high 13 Image Carousel 1K+ · 2.6★ (14) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 too high 14 YITH WooCommerce Product Slider Carousel 4K+ · 3.2★ (20) wp.org #7 ↓1 7 too high 15 Accessible Carousel & Slider – WCAG AA Compliant Slideshow 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↓1 7 too high 16 Post Grid & Post Slider – Carousel, Filter Tabs & Related Posts 1K+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #10 ↓2 6 too high 17 Logo Slider – Infinite Carousel & Marquee Block 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓2 5 too high 18 Image Ticker & Logo Slider – Continuous Auto-Scroll Carousel with Lightbox 1K+ · 3.6★ (9) wp.org #18 ↓2 19 FancyProduct — Product Carousel, Slider, Gallery & Grid for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.1★ (7) wp.org #16 ↓2 3 too high 20 Groundworx Carousel 90+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓2 5 too high 21 Simple Logo Carousel 100+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too high 22 Niso Carousel Slider 200+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓2 9 too high 23 Recently Viewed Products for WooCommerce – Carousel, Widget, Block & Email 1K+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Carousel – Image Carousel, Post Slider, Product & Video Gallery 700+ · 1.7★ (10) wp.org #17 ↓2 7 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.