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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “menu bootstrap”

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 “menu bootstrap”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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

Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 140 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 wp.org
1 Bootstrap Blocks 10K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #1 2 Easy Bootstrap Shortcode 6K+ · 4.0★ (50) wp.org #2 3 Admin Menu Tree Page View 10K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #3 4 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Offcanvas Mobile Menu 800+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 WP Sticky Sidebar – Floating Sidebar On Scroll for Any Theme 10K+ · 4.9★ (153) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too low 7 Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too low 8 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too low 9 Gravity Booster – Styles & Layouts for Gravity Forms 30K+ · 4.6★ (199) wp.org #16 ↓2 7 too low 10 Fullscreen Menu 2K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Easy Appointments 10K+ · 4.3★ (131) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too low 12 Block Editor Bootstrap Blocks 900+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Bricks Navigator 8K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ · 3.8★ (79) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 BlockStrap Page Builder – Bootstrap Blocks 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #5 10 too high 16 Fusion Page Builder 3K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Genesis Widget Column Classes 5K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Advanced Classic Editor 2K+ · 4.0★ (10) wp.org #22 ↓1 4 too low 19 UnoDock – Mobile Bottom Navigation 700+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too low 20 NEO Bootstrap Carousel 30+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Mox Icons – Icon Pack for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor 6K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 13 too high 23 Maestro: The Inline Admin Menu Editor 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑4 12 too high 24 Polanger Admin Suite – Secure, Control & Customize WordPress Admin 40+ · 5.0★ (2) 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.