wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “remove tooltips”
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 “remove tooltips”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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 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
Remove layout destroying HTML-Tags shows at wp.org #8 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 100+ 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.
The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
CM Tooltip Glossary 7K+ · 4.3★ (157)
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051)
wp.org #6 2 too low 5 
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #5 6 
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617)
wp.org #9 3 too low 7 
The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) not PHP-current
wp.org #7 8 
Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680)
wp.org #11 3 too low 9 
Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623)
wp.org #12 3 too low 10 
Hide Tooltips on Hover – Clean Up Title Attributes Without Losing Accessibility 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #4 6 too high 11 
Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296)
wp.org #14 3 too low 12 
Gravity Booster – Styles & Layouts for Gravity Forms 30K+ · 4.6★ (199)
wp.org #13 1 too low 13 
WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68)
wp.org #17 4 too low 14 
Pricing Table by Supsystic – Responsive Pricing Plans & Comparison Tables 10K+ · 4.1★ (288)
wp.org #23 9 too low 15 W WP FullCalendar 8K+ · 4.7★ (96)
wp.org #20 5 too low 16 
WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #18 2 too low 17 
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 50K+ · 3.7★ (59)
wp.org #19 2 too low 18 
Brands for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (76) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #21 3 too low 19 
Choosly – Product Variations Swatches for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (76) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #22 3 too low 20 
Swatchly – Product Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (29)
wp.org #24 4 too low 21 
MJDD Sidrena Cijena 700+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #16 5 too high 22 
Reference Manager for WordPress with Footnotes, Citations, Bibliographies, Tooltips and Glossary 60+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #10 12 too high 23 
Inline Context – Footnotes, Tooltips & Glossary Notes 40+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #15 8 too high 24 Remove layout destroying HTML-Tags 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #8 16 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.