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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “responsive button”

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

Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks shows at wp.org #4 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder places #8 on merit, 4.5★ from 7322 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 wp.org
1 Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ · 4.9★ (2003) wp.org #1 2 WP Responsive Menu 30K+ · 4.3★ (100) wp.org #2 3 Call Now Button – The Free Click to Call Button for WordPress 200K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #3 4 Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (576) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 MaxButtons – Create buttons 70K+ · 4.9★ (1093) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Smooth Back To Top Button 40K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … 20K+ · 4.2★ (169) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Make Tables Responsive 6K+ · 5.0★ (34) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #12 13 WP Call Button – Easy Click to Call Button for WordPress 40K+ · 4.7★ (69) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Button visually impaired 10K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Responsive Mortgage Calculator 7K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites 10K+ · 4.5★ (39) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 Add to Calendar Button 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Button Generator – Easily Create Custom Buttons with Icons and Analytics 4K+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Block Responsive – Make Editor Blocks Responsive Easily 800+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #19 20 Animated Floating Chat Button 4K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Responsive Addons for Elementor – Free Elementor Addons, Kits and Elementor Templates 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Enable Responsive Image 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Floating Button – Easily Create Sticky, Fixed & Floating Buttons 4K+ · 3.0★ (15) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Pulsating Chat Button 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 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.