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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “scroll with callback”

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 with callback”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Etchenet Scroll Video Background Builder shows at wp.org #4 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 30+ 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

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 2003 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load 30K+ · 4.8★ (287) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Catch Infinite Scroll 10K+ · 4.3★ (21) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 To Top 60K+ · 4.8★ (54) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 30K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ · 4.9★ (2003) wp.org #17 ↑1 11 too low 7 YMC Filter 4K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) wp.org #18 ↓2 9 too low 10 Customer Engagement System – Popup Builder, Forms, CRM & Email Marketing Automation 9K+ · 4.5★ (340) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too low 11 PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager 400K+ · 4.3★ (281) wp.org #12 ↑2 1 too low 12 fullPage Vertical & Horizontal Slider – Snap Scroll Sections & More 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 9 too high 13 Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ · 3.8★ (79) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 Popup Builder by Claspo – Email Popup, Spin the Wheel, Exit Intent 1K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 ShutterPress Gallery – Masonry, justified and grid galleries, lightbox and infinite scroll 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 Powerkit – Supercharge your WordPress Site 10K+ · 4.5★ (14) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 Video Gallery – YouTube, Vimeo & Video Slider with Lightbox 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Catch Sticky Menu 2K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 Etchenet Scroll Video Background Builder 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 15 too high 20 Scrollbar 300+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 GPX Route Map 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 LottieFiles 7K+ · 2.3★ (18) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 WBD Logo Carousel For Gutenberg 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Better Smooth Scroll 10+ · 2.5★ (2) wp.org #10 14 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.