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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “news ticker”

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 “news ticker”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ 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.

Buried gem

Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 209 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 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists 30K+ · 4.6★ (106) wp.org #1 2 N News Ticker for Elementor 2K+ · 4.7★ (39) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 T4B News Ticker – Responsive News Scroller, Slider, and Animations 7K+ · 4.5★ (16) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 N news ticker benaceur 1K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1677) wp.org #15 10 too low 6 Cryptocurrency Widgets – Price Ticker & Coins List 6K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #13 ↑1 7 too low 7 Vertical News Scroller 5K+ · 4.3★ (17) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News 20K+ · 4.7★ (209) wp.org #21 13 too low 9 XML Sitemap & Google News 100K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 30K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #20 10 too low 11 News Ticker Widget for Elementor 4K+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 TopNewsWp – Display Tikcer News, RSS Feed Widget and Many More 800+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Stock Ticker 2K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 WPB Addons for Elementor – News Ticker, Timeline, Team & More Widgets 3K+ · 3.8★ (11) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 OXP Breaking News Ticker 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 PJ News Ticker 3K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Advanced Marquee Effect for Elementor – Smooth Marquee, News Ticker, Image Box & Icon Box Marquee 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 Stock Market Ticker 2K+ · 3.7★ (15) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Image Ticker Carousel | by Creavi 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 WPYog News 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 News Kit Addons For Elementor 4K+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Stock Market News 400+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 News Ticker – Floating Headlines & Sticky Alerts 100+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.