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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “nested elements”

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 “nested elements”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Unlimited Elements Blocks Library shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 500+ 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

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 1071 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #1 2 Nested Pages 90K+ · 4.7★ (126) wp.org #2 3 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #3 4 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #4 5 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #5 6 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #8 ↑2 2 too low 7 SVG Support 1M+ · 4.8★ (356) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too low 8 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #21 ↓1 12 too low 10 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #20 ↑1 10 too low 11 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #11 12 Visibility Logic for Elementor 20K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too low 13 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #23 ↑1 10 too low 14 Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.8★ (166) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 WP Swiper 5K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too high 18 Doubly – Cross Domain Copy Paste for WordPress 10K+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 LA-Studio Element Kit for Elementor 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 UiCore Elements – Free widgets and templates for Elementor 40K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 13 too high 21 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 15 too high 22 Ultimate Bootstrap Elements for Elementor 6K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 13 too high 23 W3 Relations Carousel for Elementor 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 11 too high 24 Live Copy Paste for Elementor – Cross Domain Copy Paste & Page Duplicator 6K+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #18 6 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.