wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “multiple slider”
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 “multiple slider”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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
Serious Slider shows at wp.org #16 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 20K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.4★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (743)
wp.org #1 2 
Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125)
wp.org #2 3 
Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (236)
wp.org #3 4 
Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504)
wp.org #4 5 
Product Gallery Slider, Additional Variation Images for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (160)
wp.org #5 ↑17 6 
Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406)
wp.org #6 ↑1 7 
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342)
wp.org #9 ↓4 2 too low 8 
WP Google Review Slider 30K+ · 4.9★ (373)
wp.org #8 9 
Carousel Slider 30K+ · 4.3★ (160)
wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 
Logo Slider – Logo Carousel, Logo Showcase, Logo Gallery & Client Logos 30K+ · 4.7★ (252)
wp.org #10 11 
Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ · 4.5★ (248)
wp.org #11 ↑3 12 
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667)
wp.org #14 2 too low 13 
Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) 20K+ · 4.7★ (280)
wp.org #17 ↓5 4 too low 14 
Prime Slider – Hero Slider, Carousel, WooCommerce & Post Slider Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.5★ (82)
wp.org #12 ↓3 2 too high 15 
Testimonial – Testimonial Slider and Showcase Plugin 20K+ · 4.6★ (67)
wp.org #13 ↑10 2 too high 16 
WP TripAdvisor Review Slider 8K+ · 4.8★ (135)
wp.org #24 ↓4 8 too low 17 T Testimonial Slider 3K+ · 4.2★ (69)
wp.org #18 ↓5 1 too low 18 
Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget – A Responsive Post Slider 10K+ · 4.7★ (31)
wp.org #19 ↓4 1 too low 19 
Wonder Slider Lite 8K+ · 4.2★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #15 4 too high 20 
Super block slider – Image/video background & content slider 8K+ · 5.0★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #20 21 
Responsive Slider Gallery – Responsive Image Photo Slider 2K+ · 4.5★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓5 1 too low 22 
Image Slider Block 4K+ · 4.4★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↓5 1 too high 23 
Accordion Slider 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓5 24 Serious Slider 20K+ · 3.4★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓5 8 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.