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

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 scrollbar”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 2 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

VenoBox – Lightweight & Responsive Lightbox Plugin shows at wp.org #9 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 200+ 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

Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 522 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Colibri Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (80) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 I iframe 60K+ · 4.4★ (56) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Off-Canvas Sidebars & Menus (Slidebars) 1K+ · 4.8★ (38) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 annasta Filters for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel 600+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (522) wp.org #17 11 too low 7 MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar 20K+ · 4.8★ (302) wp.org #18 11 too low 8 CodeColorer 1K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 WP Flow Plus 800+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Alligator Popup 1K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Webyx for Elementor – Fullpage Fullscreen Scrolling Websites 500+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #11 ↓2 12 Modal Window – create popup modal window 10K+ · 3.8★ (36) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too high 13 Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Webyx for Gutenberg – Fullpage Fullscreen Scrolling Websites 600+ · 4.8★ (53) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Caddy – WooCommerce Side Cart & Free Shipping Bar 3K+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Alligator Menu Popup 500+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Nicescrollr 10+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 WS Custom Scrollbar 80+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Bizzview – Quick View for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 Accessible Carousel & Slider – WCAG AA Compliant Slideshow 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 8 too high 21 Joli FAQ SEO – WordPress FAQ Plugin 600+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery 1K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 VenoBox – Lightweight & Responsive Lightbox Plugin 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 14 too high 24 Scroll Styler 900+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 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.