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

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 theme”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Browser Theme Color – Address Bar Color & Dark Mode shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 2K+ 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

Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 4699 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. 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 #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 Xpro Theme Builder For Elementor – FREE 20K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #1 ↑1 1 too high 3 AMP for WP – Accelerated Mobile Pages 70K+ · 4.4★ (1319) wp.org #3 4 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #4 5 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too low 6 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528) wp.org #11 ↓5 4 too low 8 Definitely allow mobile zooming 7K+ · 5.0★ (54) wp.org #8 ↑1 9 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699) wp.org #17 ↑2 7 too low 11 Mobile Contact Bar 9K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #18 ↑2 6 too low 13 Specific Content For Mobile – Customize the mobile version without redirections 4K+ · 4.8★ (31) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too high 14 Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (574) wp.org #21 ↓8 7 too low 15 Supreme Modules Lite – Divi Theme, Extra Theme and Divi Builder 200K+ · 4.8★ (109) wp.org #16 ↑2 1 too low 16 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 SlickNav Mobile Menu 3K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #10 ↑1 7 too high 18 Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ · 4.5★ (1581) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Mobile Call Now & Map Buttons 4K+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20 Unlimited Theme Addon For Elementor 600+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Order on Mobile for WooCommerce 7K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓6 2 too low 22 Mobile Smart App Banner 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too high 23 Browser Theme Color – Address Bar Color & Dark Mode 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑1 10 too high 24 Mobile Call Buttons 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑1 10 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.