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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “mockup”

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 “mockup”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 4 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

Dynamic Mockups – Product Gallery & Customizer for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #2 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 100+ 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

Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 90 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 YayMail – WooCommerce Email Customizer 50K+ · 4.8★ (291) wp.org #10 ↑1 9 too low 2 SureFeedback Client Site 5K+ · 4.0★ (39) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too low 3 Email Templates Customizer and Designer for WordPress and WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (133) wp.org #11 ↓3 8 too low 4 Bolt CTA Button – Floating Call Button for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 ↑2 1 too high 5 M Mesmerize Companion 50K+ · 4.4★ (51) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 ScreenGlow Image Editor – Beautify, Mockup, Annotate, and Edit Images and Screenshots 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 Add Chat App Button 2K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #24 16 too low 9 Gelato Integration for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #6 ↓3 3 too high 10 Device Wrapper 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Printify for WooCommerce 10K+ · 2.8★ (37) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12 Templateberg – Gutenberg Templates, WordPress Themes Template Kits & WordPress Templates 6K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #7 ↑2 5 too high 13 UiChemy – Convert Figma, Prompts and AI Builds to Elementor, Gutenberg and Bricks 8K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 Layouts for WPBakery 3K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #14 15 Layouts for Elementor 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #21 ↑2 6 too low 16 Essential Classy Addons for Elementor – 150+ Widgets, Templates & Performance Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Layouts for Divi 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Dynamic Mockups – Product Gallery & Customizer for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 16 too high 19 M Materialis Companion 6K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #20 ↑2 1 too low 20 NextXen Designer – Product Customizer for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too high 21 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 AI to Elementor — HTML Importer for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↑2 5 too high 23 Forma Favicon 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too high 24 ClickDesigns 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 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.