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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “snap pixel”

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 “snap pixel”, we and wp.org disagree 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 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

AllTerrain Photo Editor – Crop, Resize, Paint & Photo Filters shows at wp.org #9 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Adaptive Images for WordPress places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 56 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Pixel Integration for Snapchat 300+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 CookieBoxs – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent & Google Consent Mode v2 200+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Snap Carousel — Block Style 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Accessible Carousel & Slider – WCAG AA Compliant Slideshow 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Any Block Carousel Slider 200+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Adaptive Images for WordPress 3K+ · 4.7★ (56) wp.org #22 ↓3 15 too low 8 Pixel & tracking codes for Google Web stories (formerly AMP Stories) 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too high 9 Dear Timeline (Best Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↑7 2 too low 10 Adsroid – AI Agent for Advertising — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too low 11 Arts Horizontal Scroll for Elementor 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too high 12 RT Chat Analytics 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 LayerSync – Conversion Tracking, Pixel Manager, and Server-Side API — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Luxe Gallery 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓3 10 too low 15 BIG-FLYTX by MAS — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓3 1 too low 16 Smart Auto Featured Image – Featured Image Automation 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑2 3 too high 17 CookieKita — GDPR Consent & Cookie Banner 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑6 18 PI Testimonials 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑6 19 AllTerrain Photo Editor – Crop, Resize, Paint & Photo Filters 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 too high 20 CookiePile – Cookie Consent & Consent Mode v2 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓5 1 too high 21 Kantan Analytics – Cookieless Self-Hosted Analytics & Heatmaps 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑2 6 too high 22 Tagsmith – Google Analytics Dashboard (GA4), Consent Mode v2 & Ad Pixels — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Responsive Checker & Device Preview – Mobile Responsive Testing, Simulator & Developer Tools 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓5 2 too high 24 KaaTai Consent Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 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.