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

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 “roller”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Jupiter X Core shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 70K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.9★ average from 9 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Popup Builder by Claspo – Email Popup, Spin the Wheel, Exit Intent 1K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 MarqueeX – Smooth Marquee Slider, News Ticker & Post Marquee for Block Editor & Elementor 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Marquee Addons for Elementor – Essential Motion Widgets & Templates 20K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Squelch Tabs and Accordions Shortcodes 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #12 ↓1 8 too low 5 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Fancy Roller Scroller 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 WPC Variations Grid for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 3D WP Tag Cloud-S 70+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too low 9 Ahime Joinery Configurator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 Bevel Kit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 WFTDA Rankings Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 Universal Control for TaHoma — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 PCIO VIS Member Event — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 Shipping Guard – Advanced Shipping Suite, Weight Based Shipping, Zero Emission & Protection — · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too high 15 D Dice Roller 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 SmartBroker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 W WP SM Two Sides Sliding Menu — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 G Galaxy Zoo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 W WP-Blogtoppen — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 3D WP Tag Cloud-M 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 Jupiter X Core 70K+ · 1.9★ (9) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 too high 22 R Roller 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 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.