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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “stylish box”

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

BlockStrap Page Builder – Bootstrap Blocks shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, Feed to Post, Autoblogging, AI Content places #11 on merit, 4.5★ from 565 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 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #1 2 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #2 3 Stylish Price List – Price Table Builder & QR Code Restaurant Menu 3K+ · 4.7★ (117) wp.org #3 4 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Stylish Cost Calculator – Quote Generator, Lead Gen & Price Estimator 1K+ · 4.8★ (175) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder (UABB) 20K+ · 5.0★ (332) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #7 8 PowerPack Addons for Elementor: Widgets, Form Styler and Templates 70K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 PublishPress Tag Groups: Stylish Displays For Your Tags and Categories 3K+ · 4.8★ (57) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Kubio AI Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (79) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, Feed to Post, Autoblogging, AI Content 40K+ · 4.5★ (565) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too low 12 Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #15 ↑2 3 too low 13 PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder 6K+ · 5.0★ (243) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too low 14 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #21 ↓5 7 too low 15 Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News 20K+ · 4.7★ (210) wp.org #23 ↓1 7 too low 17 Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ · 4.7★ (115) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too low 18 Sliding Cart for WooCommerce by FunnelKit – Skip Cart & Reach WooCommerce Checkout Faster 30K+ · 5.0★ (111) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 GutenBee – Gutenberg Blocks 6K+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 20K+ · 4.2★ (57) wp.org #20 21 Turbo Addons Elementor 3K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 BlockStrap Page Builder – Bootstrap Blocks 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #11 ↑2 11 too high 23 Icon Box Block – Insert your favorite icon with customization and design 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 11 too high 24 Magical Blocks – Elementor Style Blocks for Gutenberg 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.