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

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 “offcanvas”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

OffCanvas / Drawer – add sleek slide-in panels to any page shows at wp.org #2 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 900+ 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

HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder places #11 on merit, 4.1★ from 66 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Offcanvas Mobile Menu 800+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 QuadMenu – Mega Menu 10K+ · 4.5★ (270) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too low 7 GutenKit – Page Builder Blocks, Patterns, and Templates for Gutenberg Block Editor 80K+ · 4.5★ (48) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #12 ↑7 3 too low 10 annasta Filters for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #16 ↓2 5 too low 12 BWD Elementor Addons 400+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too low 13 OffCanvas / Drawer – add sleek slide-in panels to any page 900+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 11 too high 14 aThemes Addons for Elementor – Widgets & Elementor Addons 7K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 ↑2 15 BlockStrap Page Builder – Bootstrap Blocks 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #8 ↑3 7 too high 16 RTMKit for Elementor – Modular Addons, Widgets, Templates, Icon Library, GSAP Animations, MCP & Store Ready 40K+ · 2.7★ (16) wp.org #19 ↓7 3 too low 17 LandTech Extras for Elementor 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑2 4 too high 18 Enter Addons – Ultimate Template Builder for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Vertex Addons for Elementor 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 AWEOS Offcanvas Menu for Divi 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 RS Template Builder For Elementor – Complete Control Over Headers, Footers & More 2K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too low 22 Topper Pack 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Leidsens Mobile Menu 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Quicknav 10+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 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.