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

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 faq”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 5 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

Awesome FAQ – answer questions before customers ask shows at wp.org #3 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 1K+ 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.

Buried gem

Accordion FAQ – Compatible With All Page Builder (Elementor, Gutenberg) places #7 on merit, 4.6★ from 676 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Happy FAQs – FAQ, Product FAQ & Help Center 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #1 ↑2 2 Easy Accordion – AI-Powered FAQ & Accordion Blocks, Product FAQ 70K+ · 4.9★ (358) wp.org #4 ↓2 2 too low 3 Helpie FAQ — Accordion, Docs & Knowledge Base 8K+ · 4.5★ (80) wp.org #2 ↑2 1 too high 4 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #6 ↑9 2 too low 5 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #5 ↑12 6 Ultimate FAQ Accordion Plugin 30K+ · 4.6★ (439) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 Accordion FAQ – Compatible With All Page Builder (Elementor, Gutenberg) 30K+ · 4.6★ (676) wp.org #23 16 too low 8 WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ · 4.7★ (256) wp.org #21 ↓3 13 too low 9 Echo Knowledge Base – Documentation, FAQs, Chat & Smart Search 10K+ · 4.9★ (124) wp.org #24 15 too low 10 Ultimate FAQ Solution 600+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #11 ↓2 1 too low 11 Accordions – Responsive Accordion & FAQ Plugin for WordPress 1K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #8 ↑3 3 too high 12 Disable Responsive Images Complete 2K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 FAQ Schema – Accordion, Tab, Slider & Gutenberg Block 2K+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #9 ↓2 4 too high 14 Responsive Blocks – Page Builder for Blocks & Patterns 3K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #19 ↑2 5 too low 15 Awesome FAQ – answer questions before customers ask 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑2 12 too high 16 Responsive Tabs — Horizontal, Vertical & Accordion Tabs for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 Responsive Addons for Elementor – Free Elementor Addons, Kits and Elementor Templates 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too high 18 Joli FAQ SEO – WordPress FAQ Plugin 600+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #14 ↑6 4 too high 19 FAQly – Ultimate FAQ 1K+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #12 ↓2 7 too high 20 Accordion FAQ with Category 100+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #20 ↑2 21 Convert Rank Math FAQ to Accordion 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓2 6 too high 22 Advanced FAQ Manager 2K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #10 ↓2 12 too high 23 FAQ Builder AYS 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too high 24 Responsive Tabs For Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑1 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.