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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “owl elementor”

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 “owl elementor”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 5 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

UltraAddons for Elementor shows at wp.org #4 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 79 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. 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 #2 1 too low 2 Uncanny Automator – AI + Automation for WordPress | AI Agent, AI Page Builder, Free AI Usage Included 40K+ · 4.9★ (157) wp.org #5 ↓2 3 too low 3 Xpro Theme Builder For Elementor – FREE 20K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Responsive Owl Carousel for Elementor 7K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Team Members – Multi Language Supported Team Plugin 6K+ · 5.0★ (85) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too low 6 Email Template Designer – WP HTML Mail 20K+ · 4.8★ (87) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 BWD Elementor Addons 400+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Easy Table of Contents 600K+ · 4.4★ (221) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 30K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #17 ↓2 8 too low 10 Custom Post Carousels with Owl 2K+ · 4.6★ (17) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Darkify – Dark Mode & Night Mode for Website & Admin (Dark Theme Included) 1K+ · 4.7★ (27) wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too low 12 WP Image Zoom 10K+ · 4.3★ (119) wp.org #20 ↓3 8 too low 13 easy.jobs – AI powered Job Listing, Job Board, Career Page, Recruitment & Hiring Solution 4K+ · 4.7★ (26) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 CCI Posts Carousel All In One 2K+ · 4.6★ (27) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too low 15 Carousel Slider 30K+ · 4.3★ (160) wp.org #18 ↓2 3 too low 16 WPB Addons for Elementor – News Ticker, Timeline, Team & More Widgets 3K+ · 3.8★ (11) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 UltraAddons for Elementor 600+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #4 ↑1 13 too high 18 WP ADA Compliance Check Basic 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #21 ↓3 3 too low 19 Team Builder Member Showcase 1K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #14 ↓2 5 too high 20 Mega Elements – Addons for Elementor 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 11 too high 21 EmiCache – Faster Elementor, Better PageSpeed 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓3 1 too low 22 PistonUI – Elementor Widgets & Blocks 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 Ultimate Team Showcase – Advanced WordPress Team Members Plugin 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓3 24 Ultimate Logo Slider & Carousel – Logo Showcase & Gallery 80+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↑2 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.