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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “page scroll”

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 “page scroll”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Scroll Down Arrow shows at wp.org #8 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 900+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 2617 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 Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) wp.org #1 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #2 3 WPFront Scroll Top 200K+ · 4.9★ (142) wp.org #3 4 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Sticky Menu & Sticky Header 90K+ · 4.7★ (763) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too low 6 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #11 ↑7 5 too low 7 Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons 2K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #13 ↑1 5 too low 9 Loading Page with Loading Screen 10K+ · 4.6★ (124) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #17 ↑4 6 too low 12 Catch Infinite Scroll 10K+ · 4.3★ (21) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 jQuery Smooth Scroll 10K+ · 4.5★ (47) wp.org #14 ↓4 1 too high 16 Click to Chat – HoliThemes 600K+ · 4.8★ (131) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 too low 17 Bold Page Builder 40K+ · 3.6★ (66) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too high 18 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #24 ↓2 6 too low 19 Hash Link Scroll Offset 1K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 S Surbma | Smooth Scroll 2K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #18 ↓4 2 too high 21 Page View Count 10K+ · 4.0★ (55) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 Scroll Down Arrow 900+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑1 14 too high 23 F Fast Smooth Scroll 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 BlockStrap Page Builder – Bootstrap Blocks 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #21 3 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.