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

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 “scrollbar”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Hide Scrollbar Force shows at wp.org #3 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 50+ 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

Colibri Page Builder places #9 on merit, 4.4★ from 80 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 PWA for WP – Progressive Web Apps Made Simple 10K+ · 4.6★ (230) wp.org #4 ↓1 3 too low 2 Scrollbar 300+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 I iframe 60K+ · 4.4★ (56) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #8 ↓2 4 too low 5 Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme 20K+ · 4.5★ (391) wp.org #12 ↓3 7 too low 6 AnimateGL – WebGL & CSS Scroll Animations and Hover Effects for Gutenberg and Elementor 2K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons 2K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too low 8 Darkify – Dark Mode & Night Mode for Website & Admin (Dark Theme Included) 1K+ · 4.7★ (27) wp.org #10 ↑7 2 too low 9 Colibri Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (80) wp.org #20 ↓4 11 too low 10 Alligator Popup 1K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #19 ↓1 9 too low 11 Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel 600+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #2 9 too high 12 PVT – Product Variation Table for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (49) wp.org #22 ↑1 10 too low 13 Piotnet Addons For Elementor 20K+ · 3.2★ (57) wp.org #13 ↓2 14 Contact Form Generator : Creative form builder for WordPress 700+ · 4.4★ (67) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 WPC Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 Modal Window – create popup modal window 10K+ · 3.8★ (36) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too low 17 WP Flow Plus 800+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓3 2 too high 18 CodeColorer 1K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #23 ↑1 5 too low 19 Swipe Slider – Make dynamic slider with solid, gradient, or image background 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓1 13 too high 20 Hide Scrollbar Force 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑5 17 too high 21 Accessible Carousel & Slider – WCAG AA Compliant Slideshow 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓3 4 too high 22 fullPage Vertical & Horizontal Slider – Snap Scroll Sections & More 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23 Product Gallery Swiper for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓4 1 too low 24 Bizzview – Quick View for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.