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

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 “pagebuilder”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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

Futurio Extra shows at wp.org #4 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 10K+ 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

WP Blog Post Layouts places #2 on merit, 4.7★ from 83 reviews, but shows at wp.org #6. 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 #1 2 WP Blog Post Layouts 9K+ · 4.7★ (83) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Bulk Page Generator – LPagery 3K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too low 4 EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 WP Magazine Modules Lite 5K+ · 4.8★ (30) wp.org #14 ↑1 9 too low 6 Icon Element – Icon Pack for Elementor Page Builder (6718 icons) 40K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 LifterLMS Labs 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Personio Integration Light 200+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9 Plugin Reviews 50+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too low 10 Commerce7 for WordPress 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 8 too high 11 Marvy – Background Animations for Elementor 4K+ · 4.0★ (7) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 Smart Blocks – WordPress Gutenberg Blocks 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too high 13 Passster – Password Protect Pages and Content 10K+ · 4.2★ (60) wp.org #24 ↓1 11 too low 14 Futurio Extra 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 Ajax loader + Cache 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 Travelmanager – Tours, Tickets & Bookings 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 Page Builder Companion 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18 Uix Page Builder 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 Buy Button Plus – Sell Shopify Products 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 Luzid Content Scheduler 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 WPMktgEngine 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 TTO Bulk Media Editor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 RezBS Connect 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑2 5 too high 24 3D Website Builder — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 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.