Plugin Pulse Beta
← Rankings

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

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 “mootools”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 8 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

Collapsing Pages shows at wp.org #10 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 200+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter 10K+ · 4.8★ (65) wp.org #1 2 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Gantry 5 Framework 7K+ · 4.6★ (34) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 JCH Optimize 4K+ · 4.4★ (69) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin 2K+ · 3.8★ (277) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 Collapsing Categories 4K+ · 4.1★ (57) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 U Use Google Libraries 10K+ · 4.4★ (47) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 WP Flow Plus 800+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 A AJAX Hits Counter + Popular Posts Widget 900+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too low 10 Cryptex | E-Mail Address Protection 800+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓2 6 too high 11 NextGEN Gallery Optimizer 1K+ · 3.1★ (29) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12 N NextGEN Scroll Gallery 1K+ · 4.1★ (21) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 A AllWebMenus WordPress Menu Plugin 10+ · 3.7★ (12) wp.org #19 ↓1 6 too low 14 S Shadowbox JS 1K+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15 P Planyo online reservation system 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 P Photo Protect 100+ · 2.3★ (6) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 Collapsing Pages 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too high 18 M MooTools 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too high 19 P PerformerJS 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 M MooTools Accessible Autocomplete — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 4 too low 21 C Collapsing Links 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 B Blip Slideshow 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 M MooTools Accessible Dialog — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 R Restore jQuery 40+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.