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

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 testing”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Responsive Testing: simulate different devices shows at wp.org #1 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 14 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.

Buried gem

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … 20K+ · 4.2★ (169) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too low 3 WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ · 4.7★ (256) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists 30K+ · 4.6★ (106) wp.org #7 ↑2 2 too low 6 Theme Switcha – Easily Switch Themes for Development and Testing 7K+ · 4.4★ (63) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 Responsive Slider Gallery – Responsive Image Photo Slider 2K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Logo Carousel – Responsive Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery 20K+ · 4.7★ (162) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) wp.org #17 ↑2 7 too low 11 PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links 200K+ · 4.8★ (1322) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 Photospace Responsive Gallery 800+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #4 ↑1 8 too high 13 Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1597) wp.org #23 ↓6 10 too low 14 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #19 ↑2 5 too low 15 Responsive Testing: simulate different devices 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 14 too high 16 Lightbox slider – Responsive Lightbox Gallery 3K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Personizely — A/B Testing, Personalization, Popups & CRO 300+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 Responsive Block Control – Hide blocks based on display width 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 too high 20 Responsive Navigation Block 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Photo Gallery Slideshow & Masonry Tiled Gallery 1K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Easy Responsive Test 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Responsive Checker & Device Preview – Mobile Responsive Testing, Simulator & Developer Tools 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑3 4 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.