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

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 divider”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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

Wavy Divider shows at wp.org #4 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 700+ 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

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 4132 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #14 9 too low 6 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Shape Dividers Plus for Elementor 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 6 too high 8 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks – CoBlocks 300K+ · 4.2★ (109) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Supreme Modules Lite – Divi Theme, Extra Theme and Divi Builder 100K+ · 4.8★ (109) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 Ibtana – WordPress Website Builder 10K+ · 4.3★ (30) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13 Custom Shape Dividers create dividers in a easy way 300+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #3 10 too high 14 Gutentor – Gutenberg Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor 30K+ · 4.6★ (90) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor 10K+ · 4.0★ (65) wp.org #19 ↑3 3 too low 17 Responsive Blocks – Page Builder for Blocks & Patterns 3K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 DesignSetGo 8K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 bBlocks – Essential Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns Collection 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 Wavy Divider 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 16 too high 21 Plover Kit – Blocks, Patterns, Responsive Layout and Gutenberg Editor Enhancements 3K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 BlockStrap Page Builder – Bootstrap Blocks 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #15 ↑2 7 too high 23 SKT Addons for Elementor 1K+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Magic Content & CTA Box Builder – Advanced Gutenberg Blocks for Flexible Page Sections, Headers, Buttons, Shape Dividers, and Layout Options 5K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 12 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.