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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “post elements”

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 “post elements”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Ovation Elements shows at wp.org #8 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Duplicate Post places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 1623 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #1 2 Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296) wp.org #2 3 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #3 4 Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ · 4.9★ (5925) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #7 8 The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid 100K+ · 4.8★ (265) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9 Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #19 ↓5 10 too low 10 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News 20K+ · 4.7★ (210) wp.org #15 ↓3 4 too low 12 Post Grid 30K+ · 4.3★ (163) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140) wp.org #24 ↓2 11 too low 14 Related Posts By PickPlugins 3K+ · 4.6★ (39) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Card Elements for Elementor 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Hash Elements 5K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 10 too high 17 Display Post Types – Post Grid, post list and post sliders 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #22 ↓2 5 too low 18 Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want 10K+ · 4.2★ (17) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 Ovation Elements 10K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #8 12 too high 21 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 too high 22 Spider Elements – Premium Elementor Widgets & Addons Library 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Card Elements for WPBakery 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑3 11 too high 24 Fancy Elements for Avada 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 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.