wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “remove widget title”

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 widget title”, 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

Statify Widget shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 4K+ 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

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 423 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #1 2

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #2 3

Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets 100K+ · 4.9★ (1516) wp.org #3 ↑1 4

Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520) wp.org #4 ↓1 5

Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #5 ↑3 6

Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #6 ↓1 7

Image Widget 100K+ · 4.9★ (287) wp.org #9 2 too low 8

Maps Widget for Google Maps 20K+ · 4.6★ (512) wp.org #10 2 too low 9

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too low 10

Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) 70K+ · 4.8★ (248) wp.org #12 2 too low 11

AccessiYes Accessibility Widget for ADA, EAA & WCAG Readiness 20K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too high 12

Reviews Widgets for Google, TripAdvisor, Yelp & Recommendations 10K+ · 4.9★ (326) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too low 13

Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #20 7 too low 14

ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets 100K+ · 4.6★ (212) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15

MM Title Manager — Hide Page and Post Titles 10K+ · 4.4★ (17) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↓1 7 too high 16

Social Slider Feed – Social Media Feed & Gallery Widgets 10K+ · 3.9★ (127) wp.org #21 ↑1 5 too low 17

Back Button Widget 4K+ · 5.0★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18

RSS Feed Widget 2K+ · 3.9★ (26) wp.org #16 2 too high 19

Tabs Widget for Page Builder 3K+ · 4.8★ (19) thin reviews wp.org #23 3 too low 21

Statify Widget 4K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #11 10 too high 22

Slugs Manager: Delete Old Permalinks from WordPress Database 3K+ · 4.2★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓1 23

Simple Google Calendar Outlook Events Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #24 1 too low 24

Remove Widget Title | inventivo 30+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓3 6 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.