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

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 “siteorigin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 5 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.

Ranked above its merit

Zen Addons for SiteOrigin Page Builder shows at wp.org #5 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 1K+ 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

Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 973 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 Page Builder by SiteOrigin 400K+ · 4.8★ (1005) wp.org #1 2 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #2 3 SiteOrigin CSS 100K+ · 4.9★ (153) wp.org #3 4 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #4 5 Rich Showcase for Google Reviews 100K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets 100K+ · 4.9★ (1516) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #7 ↓2 1 too high 9 Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too low 10 Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) 10K+ · 4.7★ (250) wp.org #12 ↓4 2 too low 11 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #18 ↓9 7 too low 12 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ · 4.7★ (1125) wp.org #21 ↑1 8 too low 14 Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Tabs Widget for Page Builder 3K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 WP Image Zoom 10K+ · 4.3★ (119) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 Carousel Slider 30K+ · 4.3★ (160) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too high 18 Joinchat – Enhanced “click to chat” 700K+ · 4.7★ (189) wp.org #23 ↓7 5 too low 19 Product Category Slider & Grid for WooCommerce – Reno Product Category 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #17 ↓3 2 too high 20 WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage 4K+ · 3.9★ (51) wp.org #20 ↓4 21 WP Tabbed Widget 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Cowboy MCP – Free MCP Server with Undo for Claude & ChatGPT 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 23 Zen Addons for SiteOrigin Page Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 18 too high 24 Futurio Extra 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓2 9 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.