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

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

MWNotif – Bootstrap Notification Alert shows at wp.org #4 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its — 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

WPtouch – Make your WordPress Website Mobile-Friendly places #9 on merit, 3.7★ from 341 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Mobile Menu – The Mobile-Friendly Responsive Menu 70K+ · 4.7★ (256) wp.org #1 2 Gift Wrapper for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #2 3 WP Yelp Review Slider 1K+ · 4.9★ (24) wp.org #3 4 Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.6★ (99) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 WP Menu Cart 8K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Aspexi Social Media Slider 2K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Slide-out Menu – Mobile Friendly modern navigation 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 WPtouch – Make your WordPress Website Mobile-Friendly 40K+ · 3.7★ (341) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 Textmetrics 400+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Scheduling Plugin – Online Booking for WordPress 500+ · 3.7★ (17) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 Aspexi Social Media Sidebox 600+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Power Coupons for WooCommerce 30K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 MWNotif – Bootstrap Notification Alert — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 ExtraSpace — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Refoundry Blocks — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 10 too high 17 Campaign Monitor for WordPress 2K+ · 1.7★ (40) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Zipp.Chat – Live Support Chat 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Purchase Orders, Suppliers & Multi-Warehouse Inventory for WooCommerce — Free — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Social Subscribe Box 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 MR.Utils — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 WPSPX Basket — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Slide Nav 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 24 B Business pack 80+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.