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

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 tooltip”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 #6 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 16 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.

merit plugin signals wp.org

CM Tooltip Glossary 7K+ · 4.3★ (157) wp.org #1 2

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #2 3

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color, Image & Size Swatches 200K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #3 4 W WP FullCalendar 8K+ · 4.7★ (96) wp.org #4 5

Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder (UABB) 20K+ · 5.0★ (332) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6

Glossary 2K+ · 4.7★ (84) wp.org #5 1 too high 7

Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) heavy footprint wp.org #7 ↑6 8

HD Quiz 6K+ · 4.9★ (145) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9

Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #11 2 too low 10

Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too low 11

Colibri Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (80) wp.org #14 ↓4 3 too low 12

Divi Torque Lite 50K+ · 4.7★ (116) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13

HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too low 14

Footnotes Made Easy 2K+ · 4.6★ (40) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15

MapSVG – Vector maps, Image maps, Google Maps 1K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too low 16

iPanorama 360 – Advanced Virtual Tour Builder 4K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too low 17

Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) heavy footprint wp.org #22 5 too low 18

CP Multi View Events Calendar 900+ · 4.3★ (46) not PHP-current wp.org #21 3 too low 19

Image Hotspot by DevVN 20K+ · 4.3★ (29) wp.org #23 ↓1 4 too low 20

Bolt CTA Button – Floating Call Button for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↓1 10 too high 21 F Frizzly – Social Share Buttons 300+ · 4.2★ (20) thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22

WBD Logo Carousel For Gutenberg 600+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #6 16 too high 23

ImageLinks – Interactive Image Builder with Hotspots 1K+ · 3.9★ (9) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #20 3 too high 24

Image Hotspots by Pleaseup – Interactive Image Map & Tooltips 20+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↑4 12 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.