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

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 “slogans”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

WT Widgets for Elementor shows at wp.org #8 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 ContentBot AI Writer (AI Content) 400+ · 4.7★ (19) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 Visibility – Lightweight SEO, AEO and GEO for Search and AI 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 WP Travel Gutenberg Blocks 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 too high 4 Animated Text Block – Add Typing and Looping Text Effects 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #4 ↓3 5 Sport Predictions for JoomSport 50+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Achievements sports league 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Awesome Guten Text – 8 Powerful Blocks for Gutenberg 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Ajax loader + Cache 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 neo Replace – Simple replacement using drag & drop 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 GW Elementor Addons 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 FlexiWords 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Insight Pricelist — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 CardFaro – Digital Business Cards · NFC & QR — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 Dynamic Shortcode Widget for Elementor 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Where we are — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 Jaygozin جایگزین هوشمند فارسی — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 Curiosity POTD 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 GeoUp KI-Sichtbarkeit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Tracedown Culprit Finder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Pomp Product Personalizer for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Box Slogan Gutenberg Block — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 S slogan-widget 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 WT Widgets for Elementor 300+ · 1.5★ (2) wp.org #8 15 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.