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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “scrolling text”

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 “scrolling text”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Marquix – Marquee, Scrolling Text & Logo Carousel for Elementor shows at wp.org #3 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 200+ 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

Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 612 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 YITH Infinite Scrolling 9K+ · 4.3★ (46) wp.org #1 2 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #11 ↓1 9 too low 3 Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget – A Responsive Post Slider 10K+ · 4.7★ (31) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 Marquee Running Text 5K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #2 ↑3 2 too high 5 Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187) wp.org #13 ↓2 8 too low 6 JVM Rich Text Icons 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #18 ↓2 11 too low 8 Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Webyx for Gutenberg – Fullpage Fullscreen Scrolling Websites 600+ · 4.8★ (53) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #22 ↓2 11 too low 12 WPFront Scroll Top 200K+ · 4.9★ (142) wp.org #23 ↓2 11 too low 13 WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 T4B News Ticker – Responsive News Scroller, Slider, and Animations 7K+ · 4.5★ (16) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too high 15 Make Column Clickable for Elementor 100K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Text Typing – grab attention with animated typing headlines 3K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #4 ↓1 12 too high 17 Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ · 3.8★ (79) wp.org #17 ↓8 18 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 Marquee Block 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↑7 11 too high 20 Marquee Addons for Elementor – Essential Motion Widgets & Templates 20K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 ↑7 10 too high 21 M Marquix – Marquee, Scrolling Text & Logo Carousel for Elementor 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↓1 18 too high 22 OXP Breaking News Ticker 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23 MarqueeAll – Elementor Marquee for Image, Text, Post Grid, Testimonial, Cryptocurrency, Faqs & News Ticker 🌀 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 17 too high 24 Ember News Ticker & Scrolling Text 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 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.