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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “logo scroller”

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 “logo scroller”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

MarqueeX – Smooth Marquee Slider, News Ticker & Post Marquee for Block Editor & Elementor shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 900+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates places #7 on merit, 4.6★ from 66 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #1 2 Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Image Ticker Carousel | by Creavi 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Photo Gallery by Re Gallery: Responsive Image Gallery with AI SEO 700+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Xpro Addons — 150+ Widgets for Elementor 40K+ · 4.4★ (28) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #15 ↓4 8 too low 8 Advanced Marquee Effect for Elementor – Smooth Marquee, News Ticker, Image Box & Icon Box Marquee 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Yoo Slider – Image Slider & Video Slider 500+ · 4.3★ (33) wp.org #18 ↓1 9 too low 10 B Brand Logos Scroller 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 bBlocks – Essential Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns Collection 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Unlock Addons for Elementor 70+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 SKT Addons for Elementor 1K+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #13 14 LandTech Extras for Elementor 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too high 15 myEasyCompta – Invoicing, Accounting & Quotes Plugin for WordPress 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓1 6 too low 16 MarqueeX – Smooth Marquee Slider, News Ticker & Post Marquee for Block Editor & Elementor 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Topper Pack 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too high 18 Ribbonfly Marquee – News Ticker & Logo Ticker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 Craft Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 5D Powers for Divi — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Ananyoo Accessible Portfolio – Case Studies & Project Gallery — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Jupiter X Core 70K+ · 1.9★ (9) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 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.