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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “slider input”

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 “slider input”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

Swipe Slider – Make dynamic slider with solid, gradient, or image background shows at wp.org #10 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 3K+ 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

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 4132 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (236) wp.org #1 2 WP Google Review Slider 30K+ · 4.9★ (373) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Prime Slider – Hero Slider, Carousel, WooCommerce & Post Slider Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.5★ (82) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Logo Slider – Logo Carousel, Logo Showcase, Logo Gallery & Client Logos 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) wp.org #4 5 WP TripAdvisor Review Slider 8K+ · 4.8★ (135) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too low 6 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #16 ↓1 10 too low 7 T Testimonial Slider 3K+ · 4.2★ (69) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 Logo Slider WP – Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery & Logo Showcase 10K+ · 4.5★ (61) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9 Wonder Slider Lite 8K+ · 4.2★ (24) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (808) wp.org #20 ↑1 10 too low 11 HT Slider For Elementor 20K+ · 3.8★ (12) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Ultimate Before After Image Slider & Gallery – BEAF 30K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #22 ↓6 10 too low 13 Input Mask For Elementor Form Fields 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #12 ↓6 1 too high 14 Free WooCommerce Products Slider/Carousel Pro 2K+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 WP Yelp Review Slider 1K+ · 4.9★ (24) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Form Input Masks For Elementor Forms 10K+ · 4.1★ (18) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 Range Slider Addon for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #8 ↑1 9 too high 18 Slider Ultimate 500+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #18 ↑1 19 Responsive Thumbnail Slider 1K+ · 4.4★ (23) wp.org #24 ↓1 5 too low 20 Quick Interest Slider 1K+ · 4.6★ (13) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 WEN Logo Slider 1K+ · 4.4★ (10) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too high 22 Easy Slider 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓7 8 too high 23 Swipe Slider – Make dynamic slider with solid, gradient, or image background 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑1 13 too high 24 Service Box Slider 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 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.