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

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 “presentations”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

Qi Blocks shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 60K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 254 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 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #1 2 Search Exclude 50K+ · 4.8★ (218) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ · 4.8★ (406) wp.org #3 ↑2 4 DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer 200K+ · 4.9★ (194) wp.org #4 ↓2 5 Social Feed Gallery 80K+ · 4.5★ (303) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too low 6 Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 Perfect Brands for WooCommerce 40K+ · 4.7★ (414) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #10 11 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #12 ↑3 1 too low 12 Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254) wp.org #17 ↑3 5 too low 13 Autocomplete WooCommerce Orders 30K+ · 4.6★ (137) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (742) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 Direct Checkout for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (408) wp.org #21 6 too low 16 Checkout Field Manager (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.5★ (784) wp.org #22 ↑1 6 too low 17 Visualizer – Tables & Charts Manager with Built-in AI Generator 20K+ · 4.4★ (225) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Reusable Blocks Extended 10K+ · 4.8★ (40) wp.org #20 ↓3 2 too low 19 Interactive Content – H5P 40K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Simple Sitemap – Responsive HTML Sitemap for WordPress 60K+ · 3.9★ (72) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Qi Blocks 60K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site 10K+ · 4.5★ (14) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too high 23 360 Javascript Viewer 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 VK Link Target Controller 30K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 10 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.