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

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 “orbit”, 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 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

Team Section Block – Showcase Team Members with Layout Options shows at wp.org #5 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 19 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More 100K+ · 4.8★ (317) wp.org #1 2 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 3D Viewer Block – Bring Your Products to Life with Interactive 3D 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 DWL Preloader 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Pixel Gallery Addons for Elementor 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 Sparkle for Divi 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑13 8 Orbit One — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 Resetify – Advanced Reset & Database Cleaner 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 360 Orbit Header Security — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too low 11 360 Orbit Privacy Toolkit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 2 too low 12 360 Orbit Security Digest — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too low 13 360 Orbit Login Guard — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too low 14 360 Orbit Shortlink Service — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too low 15 360 Orbit Staging Guard — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 360 Orbit Media Cleaner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓3 2 too low 17 360 Orbit Speed Optimizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓3 2 too low 18 Telkari – Floating Social Icons & CTAs 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓3 2 too low 19 Photo Sphere Viewer – 360° Virtual Tour, Panorama, 360 Video & AR 3D Viewer 600+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓5 8 too high 20 Impact Widgets for Elementor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓3 1 too low 21 Addronix Addons for Elementor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓3 1 too low 22 SiteGalaxy — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 PagePulse 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Team Section Block – Showcase Team Members with Layout Options 1K+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 19 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.