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

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 widgets”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 2 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 #4 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 19 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

Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 250 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. 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 ↑1 2 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #3 4 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets 100K+ · 4.9★ (1516) wp.org #7 ↓2 2 too low 6 Rich Showcase for Google Reviews 100K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too high 8 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too low 9 Reviews Widgets for Google, TripAdvisor, Yelp & Recommendations 10K+ · 4.9★ (326) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Content Aware Sidebars – Fastest Widget Area Plugin 30K+ · 4.9★ (724) wp.org #17 ↑7 6 too low 12 Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) 10K+ · 4.7★ (250) wp.org #19 ↓3 7 too low 13 Tabs Widget for Page Builder 3K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 Content Views – Post Grid & Filter (Shortcode, Blocks, Elementor Widgets) 100K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #21 ↓6 7 too low 15 Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too low 16 WP-Stateless – Google Cloud Storage 4K+ · 3.9★ (51) wp.org #14 ↓3 2 too high 17 Zoho Flow – No-Code Workflow Automation 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #20 ↑2 3 too low 18 WP Tabbed Widget 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #16 ↓4 2 too high 19 Simple Google Calendar Outlook Events Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓2 4 too high 20 R RA Widgets Animate 200+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #11 ↓2 9 too high 21 Personio Integration Light 200+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Widget Visibility Time Scheduler 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 Zen Addons for SiteOrigin Page Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↓1 19 too high 24 Futurio Extra 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓5 1 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.