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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “slick carousel”

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 “slick carousel”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

W3 Relations Carousel for Elementor shows at wp.org #7 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 90+ 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

ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 2051 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 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget – A Responsive Post Slider 10K+ · 4.7★ (31) wp.org #4 5 Logo Showcase – Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Slider & Logo Grid 5K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Gutentor – Gutenberg Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor 30K+ · 4.6★ (90) wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too low 7 Blog Designer Pack – Blog, Post Grid, Post Slider, Post Carousel, Category Post, News 30K+ · 4.7★ (79) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too low 8 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #23 ↑1 15 too low 9 WooSwipe WooCommerce Gallery 3K+ · 4.5★ (39) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) 20K+ · 4.7★ (280) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 Awesome Logo Carousel Block 4K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Free WooCommerce Products Slider/Carousel Pro 2K+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #12 13 Simple Slider Block – Create Sliders From Core Blocks 600+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Image Carousel Module for Divi 8K+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 Slickstream: Engagement and Conversions 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 Any Block Carousel Slider 200+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Image Slider Block 100+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 WEN Logo Slider 1K+ · 4.4★ (10) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 Simple Logo Carousel 100+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20 Coming Soon Maintenance Mode 6K+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 W3 Relations Carousel for Elementor 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 14 too high 22 N NuboCoder – Beaver Builder Carousel 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 13 too high 23 Bizzview – Quick View for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Snap Carousel — Block Style 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 4 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.