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

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 wordpress”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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 #22 on merit, a gap of 19 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

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) places #9 on merit, 4.5★ from 1440 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 MapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet 30K+ · 4.7★ (147) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Scrollbar 300+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #8 ↑2 5 too low 4 Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall 80K+ · 4.8★ (334) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ · 3.9★ (95) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 PWA for WP – Progressive Web Apps Made Simple 10K+ · 4.6★ (230) wp.org #10 ↑1 4 too low 7 FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 I iframe 60K+ · 4.4★ (56) wp.org #13 ↑2 5 too low 9 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #17 ↑7 8 too low 10 WindPress – Tailwind CSS integration for WordPress 3K+ · 5.0★ (37) wp.org #14 ↑2 4 too low 11 Vimeography: Vimeo Video Gallery WordPress Plugin 5K+ · 4.5★ (122) wp.org #15 ↑2 4 too low 12 Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 too low 13 Grids: Layout builder for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #12 ↑2 1 too high 14 Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 Contact Form Generator : Creative form builder for WordPress 700+ · 4.4★ (67) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too high 16 Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel 600+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #2 14 too high 17 Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) wp.org #21 ↓8 4 too low 18 Hostinger Reach – AI-Powered Email Marketing for WordPress 1M+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #5 13 too high 19 AnimateGL – WebGL & CSS Scroll Animations and Hover Effects for Gutenberg and Elementor 2K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #19 ↓12 20 Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons 2K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Darkify – Dark Mode & Night Mode for Website & Admin (Dark Theme Included) 1K+ · 4.7★ (27) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Hide Scrollbar Force 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 19 too high 23 TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Swipe Slider – Make dynamic slider with solid, gradient, or image background 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↑2 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.