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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “speech bubble”

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 “speech bubble”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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 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

Zanderio AI shows at wp.org #11 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 20+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 LIQUID SPEECH BALLOON 10K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #1 2 Hover Effects – easily create any hover effect 7K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #2 3 Word Balloon 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Vuukle – Comments, Reactions, Quizzes, Share Bar & Ad Revenue 200+ · 4.1★ (35) wp.org #15 11 too low 5 PixMagix – WordPress Image Editor 200+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #5 6 AxiaChat AI – Free AI Chatbot (Answers Customers Automatically) 500+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #24 ↓1 18 too low 7 WebWerk Contact Chat Widget 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 OXP Breaking News Ticker 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 Guten-bubble 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Cheshire Cat Chatbot 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 DecoBlocks – Speech Bubble, Sticker, Table of Contents & Highlight Blocks — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑10 1 too high 12 AI Chatbot & Live Chat – WebChatAgent 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓6 5 too low 13 OneClick WP Hello 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑2 6 too high 14 Poly Support 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too high 15 H Hinagata Speech Balloon — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 MaxSellora – AI Chat That Converts Visitors to Buyers — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 Prime Testimonial Carousel 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 3 too high 18 Zanderio AI 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 Testimonials Block – Customer Reviews, Ratings, Badges & Video Testimonials 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Ultimate 3D Testimonial Slider, List & Grid 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓4 2 too high 21 Hwinote iCatch Editor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too high 22 Floating Circle Button — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Sant Chat AI 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too high 24 ChatBuster: AI Chat for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓2 3 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.