wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “linkedin widget”

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 “linkedin widget”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Genesis Widget Column Classes shows at wp.org #8 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress places #12 on merit, 4.6★ from 1205 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Widgets for Social Photo Feed 10K+ · 4.7★ (28) wp.org #1 ↑1 2

Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #3 1 too low 3

Tagembed: Social Media Feeds and Customer Reviews Widget 9K+ · 3.9★ (62) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4

Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too low 5

Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #4 ↑4 1 too high 6

Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #5 1 too high 7

WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget & Block, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ · 4.9★ (144) wp.org #7 ↑4 8

Buttonizer – Social Media Share Buttons, Social Icons, & Social Feeds 40K+ · 4.8★ (396) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9

AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #14 5 too low 10

ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets 100K+ · 4.6★ (212) wp.org #12 2 too low 11

Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #15 4 too low 12

Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress 200K+ · 4.6★ (1205) wp.org #20 ↑1 8 too low 13

WP Social Ninja – Embed Social Feeds, User Reviews & Chat Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (71) wp.org #17 ↑6 4 too low 14

Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist 9K+ · 4.9★ (111) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15

Genesis Widget Column Classes 5K+ · 4.5★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↓2 8 too high 17

Social Media Icon Widget – Social Profile Links with Gutenberg Block 4K+ · 4.1★ (16) thin reviews wp.org #13 4 too high 18

Taggbox: Social Media Feed Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↓1 8 too high 19

Image Slider 4K+ · 3.4★ (31) wp.org #23 ↑1 4 too low 20

BestWebSoft's LinkedIn 200+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21

Candy Social Widget 200+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓2 22

Cool Author Box – For Widget and Post Content 500+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓2 23

Footer Widget Bundle 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #16 7 too high 24

ProFeedWP – LinkedIn Page Feed Block & Shortcode 500+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews 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.