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

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 tab”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Floating Side Tab shows at wp.org #3 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider places #11 on merit, 4.6★ from 504 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 signals wp.org

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #1 2

Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (743) wp.org #2 3

Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #4 1 too low 4

Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #5 1 too low 5

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #8 3 too low 6

Icegram Engage – Popups, Welcome Bars, Optins, Slide-Ins & Lead Generation for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (370) wp.org #7 1 too low 7

All-in-one Sticky Floating Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, and 50+ Social Icon Tabs – My Sticky Elements 40K+ · 4.9★ (542) wp.org #10 3 too low 8

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #13 5 too low 9

MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435) wp.org #12 3 too low 10

Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #11 1 too low 11

Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #19 8 too low 12

Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #16 4 too low 13

Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #17 4 too low 14

Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91) wp.org #14 15

AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #22 7 too low 16

BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #15 1 too high 17

Divi Torque Lite 50K+ · 4.7★ (116) wp.org #23 6 too low 18

Easy Tabs Block – Smart, Lightweight & Responsive Tabs for the Block Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #6 12 too high 19

Floating Side Tab 600+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #3 16 too high 20

WP Swiper 5K+ · 5.0★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #21 1 too low 21

Carousel Block – Showcase Images in Elegant Sliding Displays 7K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #20 1 too high 22

Content Slider Block – Bring your content to life with slides 3K+ · 3.2★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #9 13 too high 23

Post Grid & Post Slider – Carousel, Filter Tabs & Related Posts 1K+ · 4.3★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #24 1 too low 24

ConvertForce: Popup, Notification Bar & Slide-in Builder 100+ · 4.7★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #18 6 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.