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

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 “scrollto”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 18.

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

BricksFly Elements and Templates for Bricks shows at wp.org #6 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10+ 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

ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu places #4 on merit, 4.6★ from 68 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 S Surbma | Smooth Scroll 2K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #1 2 Colibri Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (80) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 OoohBoi Steroids for Elementor 40K+ · 4.8★ (118) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 ShiftNav – Responsive Mobile Menu 10K+ · 4.6★ (68) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5 F Fast Smooth Scroll 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Hash Link Scroll Offset 1K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 Mailchimp List Subscribe Form 60K+ · 2.6★ (77) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 Scheduling Plugin – Online Booking for WordPress 500+ · 3.7★ (17) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Nicescrollr 10+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too low 10 FindWord TSW 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Kustom Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.5★ (15) wp.org #11 ↓2 12 A Ax ScrollTo Top 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 ↓2 4 too low 13 BricksFly Elements and Templates for Bricks 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 Search & Index Page Content 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓2 4 too low 15 H HTML5 pushState 10+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓2 2 too low 16 AddOnn Shoppable Video for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too high 17 BX Essentials 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 Scheidungskostenrechner 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓2 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.