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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “shape calculator”

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 “shape calculator”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Unlimited Elements Blocks Library shows at wp.org #11 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 500+ 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

HubSpot All-In-One Marketing – Forms, Popups, Live Chat places #10 on merit, 4.3★ from 207 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Bit Form – Contact Form, Payment Forms, Multi Step Forms, Calculator & Custom Form Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (259) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WP Calorie Calculator 900+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 E-cab Taxi Booking Manager for Woocommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 3DPrint Lite 600+ · 4.8★ (37) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 BEAR – Bulk Editor for WooCommerce Professional. AI assistant on board (MCP Server) 30K+ · 4.7★ (228) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 Kali Forms — Contact Form & Drag-and-Drop Builder 10K+ · 4.8★ (89) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 HubSpot All-In-One Marketing – Forms, Popups, Live Chat 200K+ · 4.3★ (207) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #4 7 too high 12 PriceWise – Measurement Price Calculator for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 Sky Addons for Elementor – 160+ Widgets, GSAP Animations, Templates & Theme Builder 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Floating Button – Easily Create Sticky, Fixed & Floating Buttons 4K+ · 3.0★ (15) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 Bubble Menu – Floating Button Menu with Sticky Navigation 1K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder 10K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 PrimeKit Addons and Templates 70+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 LandTech Extras for Elementor 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 Bra Size Calculator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 King Addons for Elementor – 100+ Elementor Widgets, 4 000+ Elementor Templates, WooCommerce Builder, Mega Menu, Popup Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Tech Akhil Marketing ROI Calculator — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 FlowForms – Conversational Form Builder 300+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 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.