Plugin Pulse Beta
← Rankings

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

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 “scroller”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 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

Redefined Zero Post Scrollers shows at wp.org #7 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Variation Swatches for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 86 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Vertical News Scroller 5K+ · 4.3★ (17) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (522) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #4 ↑3 5 T4B News Ticker – Responsive News Scroller, Slider, and Animations 7K+ · 4.5★ (16) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Photo Gallery by Re Gallery: Responsive Image Gallery with AI SEO 700+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #9 ↑5 3 too low 7 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.9★ (86) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too low 8 Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too low 10 Accessible Carousel & Slider – WCAG AA Compliant Slideshow 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too high 11 Advanced Marquee Effect for Elementor – Smooth Marquee, News Ticker, Image Box & Icon Box Marquee 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too high 12 Image Ticker Carousel | by Creavi 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Redefined Zero Post Scrollers 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↓3 6 too high 14 bBlocks – Essential Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns Collection 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too low 15 LandTech Extras for Elementor 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑6 16 B Brand Logos Scroller 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too high 17 Widget Studio for Elementor — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1 7 too low 18 Apollo13 Framework Extensions 20K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓2 5 too high 19 MarqueeX – Smooth Marquee Slider, News Ticker & Post Marquee for Block Editor & Elementor 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Scrollrus Image Scroller — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 AI Story Maker 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 seljeVisitorsFlags 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Craft Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too high 24 Topper Pack 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.