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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “scrollable pdf”

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 “scrollable pdf”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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.

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Ranked above its merit

PDF Embedder – Scrollable shows at wp.org #2 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 80+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

EazyDocs – AI Powered Knowledge Base, Wiki, Documentation & FAQ Builder places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 100 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Embed PDF Viewer 20K+ · 4.7★ (19) wp.org #1 2 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #7 5 too low 3 SeatReg 300+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #3 4 Custom Contact Forms 6K+ · 3.5★ (171) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want 10K+ · 4.2★ (17) wp.org #5 6 FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #10 ↑1 4 too low 7 E-cab Taxi Booking Manager for Woocommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too low 8 Ninja Forms Views – Display & Edit Ninja Forms Submissions on your site frontend 900+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 EazyDocs – AI Powered Knowledge Base, Wiki, Documentation & FAQ Builder 2K+ · 4.7★ (100) wp.org #22 13 too low 10 Views for WPForms – Display & Edit WPForms Entries on your site frontend 1K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 Document Embedder Addons for Elementor – Embed Documents in Elementor Websites 6K+ · 3.7★ (7) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 CF7 Views – Complete Entry Management for Contact Form 7 1K+ · 4.6★ (17) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 aBlocks – Gutenberg Blocks, User Dashboard Builder, Popup Builder, Form Builder & Animation Builder 2K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 P PDF Embedder – Scrollable 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 12 too high 15 WP School Calendar 400+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel 600+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 wpDataTables integration for Forminator Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 LandTech Extras for Elementor 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Alpha Insights – Advanced Analytics, Sales Reporting & COGS for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 BoardScribe – Accessible Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Video Accessibility 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 PopABot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Samtykkr 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Spinnaker Dialog Lightboxes — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.