wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “page width”
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 width”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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
Full Width Banner Slider Wp shows at wp.org #7 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Custom Login Page Customizer places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 477 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333)
wp.org #1 ↑2 2 P Page-list 30K+ · 4.7★ (89)
wp.org #2 ↓1 3 
Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225)
wp.org #3 ↓1 4 
Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ · 4.8★ (1005)
wp.org #4 ↑6 5 
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526)
wp.org #6 ↑3 1 too low 6 
Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107)
wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 
CMS Tree Page View – Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree 50K+ · 4.9★ (365)
wp.org #8 ↓2 1 too low 8 
Loading Page with Loading Screen 10K+ · 4.6★ (124)
wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too low 9 
Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140)
wp.org #11 2 too low 10 
LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer 200K+ · 4.8★ (1077)
wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too low 11 
Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder 100K+ · 4.7★ (394)
wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Custom Login Page Customizer 50K+ · 4.9★ (477)
wp.org #19 ↑1 7 too low 13 
Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode Page & Under Construction 10K+ · 4.8★ (317)
wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too low 14 
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187)
wp.org #14 ↑2 15 
Brizy – Page Builder 60K+ · 4.7★ (972)
wp.org #22 7 too low 16 
Bulk Page Generator and Mass Page Builder – Page Generator 3K+ · 4.6★ (70)
wp.org #12 4 too high 17 
Bold Page Builder 40K+ · 3.6★ (66)
wp.org #10 ↓2 7 too high 18 
Page View Count 10K+ · 4.0★ (55)
wp.org #13 5 too high 19 
Mongoose Page Plugin 10K+ · 4.6★ (64)
wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too low 20 
Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer 400K+ · 4.5★ (81)
wp.org #21 ↓3 1 too low 21 
Shop Page WP 2K+ · 5.0★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #17 4 too high 22 
Fullwidth Templates for Any Theme & Page Builder 20K+ · 4.7★ (42)
wp.org #24 2 too low 23 
Page Builder: Pagelayer – Drag and Drop website builder 400K+ · 3.9★ (104)
wp.org #23 24 Full Width Banner Slider Wp 2K+ · 3.5★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↓2 17 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.