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

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 wordpress plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 3 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

Bolt CTA Button – Floating Call Button for WordPress shows at wp.org #10 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 537 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 signals wp.org

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8708) wp.org #1 2

FancyBox for WordPress 30K+ · 4.6★ (92) wp.org #2 3

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4

CM Tooltip Glossary 7K+ · 4.3★ (157) wp.org #3 1 too high 5

Gallery by BestWebSoft – Customizable Image and Photo Galleries for WordPress 10K+ · 4.0★ (158) wp.org #5 ↑1 6

CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #6 ↓2 7

Clearfy Cache – WordPress optimization plugin, Minify HTML, CSS & JS, Defer 40K+ · 4.7★ (339) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8

Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91) wp.org #8 9

Internal Link Juicer: SEO Auto Linker for WordPress 100K+ · 4.7★ (537) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too low 10

Quiz Cat – WordPress Quiz Plugin 4K+ · 4.7★ (35) wp.org #7 3 too high 11

GSpeech TTS – WordPress Text To Speech Plugin 3K+ · 4.8★ (178) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too low 12

Pricing Table WordPress Plugin – Easy Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.3★ (133) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13

Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) 100K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #19 ↑2 6 too low 14

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce – Color, Image & Size Swatches 200K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too high 15

Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files 10K+ · 4.6★ (297) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 W WP FullCalendar 8K+ · 4.7★ (96) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too low 17

Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) heavy footprint wp.org #20 3 too low 18

Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ · 4.5★ (1581) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #23 ↓1 5 too low 19

Glossary 2K+ · 4.7★ (84) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20

Coupon Affiliates – Affiliate Plugin for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (77) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #15 ↑2 5 too high 21

FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #16 5 too high 22

UpStream: a Project Management Plugin for WordPress 500+ · 4.2★ (74) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #17 ↑1 5 too high 23

Bolt CTA Button – Floating Call Button for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↑1 13 too high 24

WBD Logo Carousel For Gutenberg 600+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↑1 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.