wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “jump menu”
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 “jump menu”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.
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
Flavor – Restaurant Menu & Table Reservations shows at wp.org #8 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
WP Recipe Maker places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 356 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.
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312)
wp.org #1 2 
Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882)
wp.org #2 3 
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187)
wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 
Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41)
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528)
wp.org #7 ↑2 2 too low 6 
Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212)
wp.org #6 7 
Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer 6K+ · 4.3★ (109)
wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231)
wp.org #11 ↓3 3 too low 9 WP Recipe Maker 50K+ · 5.0★ (356)
wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too low 10 
Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216)
wp.org #14 4 too low 11 
Index WP MySQL For Speed 50K+ · 4.8★ (99)
wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too low 12 
Sticky Header Effects for Elementor 300K+ · 4.5★ (69)
wp.org #10 2 too high 13 
SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1268)
wp.org #23 10 too low 14 
OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. 300K+ · 4.7★ (213)
wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too low 15 
Spotlight Social Photo Feed 50K+ · 4.7★ (171)
wp.org #18 ↓3 3 too low 16 
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491)
wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 
HTML5 Video Player – embed fast, responsive videos with ease 20K+ · 4.6★ (195)
wp.org #20 3 too low 18 
MxChat – AI Chatbot & Content Generation for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (31)
wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too high 19 
Admin Page Spider 1K+ · 4.8★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #24 ↓4 5 too low 20 
Lean Player – Video and Audio Player with Playlist for WordPress, Elementor and Gutenberg 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Flavor – Restaurant Menu & Table Reservations 100+ · 4.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #8 13 too high 22 
Sticky Elementor – Sticky Header, Menu Color After Sticky, Logo Swap & Back to Top Button 600+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↓2 13 too high 23 
News Kit Addons For Elementor 3K+ · 3.6★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too high 24 
Jump Links Block (SEO 44) 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓1 11 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.