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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “scroll advert plugin”

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 “scroll advert plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 17. 1 plugin is 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

Reel – Product Gallery Zoom & Video for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ · 4.9★ (2433) wp.org #1 2 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Slider Hero with Video Background, Animation 3K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder 6K+ · 5.0★ (243) wp.org #4 5 WP AdCenter – Ad Manager & Adsense Ads 900+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #5 6 The Off Switch (formerly WP Avoid Slow) 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 WP Quote of the Day 10+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too low 8 Ad King Pro 100+ · 2.8★ (19) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9 ambera Theme Builder 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Cartdock – Sticky Add to Cart for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 Selytho Page Flip Creator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 Versus – Product Compare for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Elemance Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, Header Footer & Popup Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Reel – Product Gallery Zoom & Video for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 CloudScale Cyber & DevTools 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 S Scroll Adv 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 K Kw Modern Advertise 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1

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.