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

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 “slide”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 3 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

Content Slider Block – Bring your content to life with slides shows at wp.org #12 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.2★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (743) wp.org #1 2 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #2 3 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #3 4 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ · 4.5★ (248) wp.org #8 ↑6 9 Slider by Soliloquy – Responsive Image Slider for WordPress 30K+ · 4.7★ (1025) wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too low 10 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #13 ↓2 3 too low 11 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 Icegram Engage – Popups, Welcome Bars, Optins, Slide-Ins & Lead Generation for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (370) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Slideshow Gallery LITE 5K+ · 4.6★ (743) wp.org #21 ↓2 8 too low 14 Prime Slider – Hero Slider, Carousel, WooCommerce & Post Slider Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.5★ (82) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too low 15 Product Gallery Slider, Additional Variation Images for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (160) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 Ultimate Before After Image Slider & Gallery – BEAF 30K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #23 ↓8 7 too low 17 WP Google Review Slider 30K+ · 4.9★ (373) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor 10K+ · 4.0★ (65) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Super block slider – Image/video background & content slider 8K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 Slide everything for Elementor 6K+ · 4.5★ (12) wp.org #16 ↓6 4 too high 21 Content Slider Block – Bring your content to life with slides 3K+ · 3.2★ (5) wp.org #12 ↓4 9 too high 22 Serious Slider 20K+ · 3.4★ (8) wp.org #20 ↓3 2 too high 23 Swipe Slider – Make dynamic slider with solid, gradient, or image background 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓3 1 too low 24 OffCanvas / Drawer – add sleek slide-in panels to any page 900+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓5 7 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.