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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “mobile buttons”

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 “mobile buttons”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 2 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

Mobile Call Buttons shows at wp.org #3 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 600+ 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

MaxButtons – Create buttons places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 1093 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 wp.org
1 WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ · 4.7★ (256) wp.org #1 2 AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages 70K+ · 4.4★ (1319) wp.org #2 3 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ · 4.8★ (194) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 Simple Share Buttons Adder 40K+ · 4.3★ (627) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #12 ↑2 6 too low 7 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 MaxButtons – Create buttons 70K+ · 4.9★ (1093) wp.org #20 12 too low 9 Mobile Call Now & Map Buttons 4K+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ · 5.0★ (775) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress 200K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Mobile Contact Bar 9K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups. 200K+ · 4.7★ (2215) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button 200K+ · 4.9★ (696) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Specific Content For Mobile – Customize the mobile version without redirections 4K+ · 4.8★ (31) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Order On Mobile for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (66) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 SlickNav Mobile Menu 3K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 Sticky Mobile Buttons 50+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 ↓2 12 too high 20 Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder 10K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #8 12 too high 21 Mobile Call Buttons 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 18 too high 22 ShareThis Share Buttons 10K+ · 3.5★ (26) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Mobile Contact Line 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Mobile Smart App Banner 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 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.