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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “js slider”

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 “js slider”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Ocean Posts Slider shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 4132 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #1 2 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (235) wp.org #2 3 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #3 4 Prime Slider – Hero Slider, Carousel, WooCommerce & Post Slider Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.5★ (82) wp.org #4 5 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WP Google Review Slider 30K+ · 4.9★ (373) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) wp.org #7 8 Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) 20K+ · 4.7★ (280) wp.org #8 ↑1 9 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #16 ↑7 7 too low 10 Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget – A Responsive Post Slider 10K+ · 4.7★ (31) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 WP TripAdvisor Review Slider 8K+ · 4.8★ (135) wp.org #18 ↓1 7 too low 12 Product Category Slider & Grid for WooCommerce – Reno Product Category 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #14 ↓6 2 too low 13 Product Gallery Slider, Additional Variation Images, Product Video, Product Image Zoom and Lightbox for WooCommerce – Reno Product Gallery (formerly WooGallery) 20K+ · 4.9★ (162) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too low 14 Super block slider – Image/video background & content slider 8K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too high 15 B Before After Image Comparison Slider for Elementor 10K+ · 4.4★ (96) wp.org #22 ↓1 7 too low 16 GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too high 17 Ocean Posts Slider 10K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 ↑1 8 too high 18 Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation 3K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 Slider, Image Slider & Carousel by Slider Factory – Responsive Slideshow, Video Slider 2K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20 Accordion Slider 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Responsive Slider Gallery – Responsive Image Photo Slider 2K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Image Slider 4K+ · 3.4★ (31) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Gallery with thumbnail slider 3K+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life 5K+ · 4.0★ (11) wp.org #24

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.