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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “reveal”

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 “reveal”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 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

Coupon & Discount Code Reveal Button shows at wp.org #2 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 3220 reviews, but shows at wp.org #9. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Reveal IDs 40K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #1 2 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Akismet Anti-spam: Spam Protection 5M+ · 4.7★ (1187) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #7 ↑4 1 too low 7 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Show Current Template 100K+ · 5.0★ (71) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528) wp.org #11 ↓3 2 too low 10 Coupon & Discount Code Reveal Button 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 8 too high 11 Show Pages IDs 10K+ · 5.0★ (103) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #10 ↑3 2 too high 13 Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) 10K+ · 4.7★ (250) wp.org #20 ↓3 7 too low 14 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #21 ↑1 7 too low 15 Affiliate Coupons – Coupon Display Manager – Excellent Tool for Affiliate Marketers 1K+ · 4.5★ (36) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too high 16 Sticky Header Effects for Elementor 300K+ · 4.5★ (69) wp.org #18 ↑2 2 too low 17 Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Dynamic Visibility for Elementor 50K+ · 4.6★ (89) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Block Revealer 200+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20 AnimateGL – WebGL & CSS Scroll Animations and Hover Effects for Gutenberg and Elementor 2K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 WP Last Login 10K+ · 3.8★ (26) wp.org #16 ↑5 5 too high 22 Animated Blocks on Scroll 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 DesignSetGo 8K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Show IDs by Echo 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 7 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.