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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “swiper block”

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 “swiper block”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 6 plugins are 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

Product Gallery Swiper for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #9 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel places #4 on merit, 4.7★ from 434 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Swiper 4K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #1 2 Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #2 3 Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor 60K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #3 4 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #14 10 too low 5 Timeline Block For Gutenberg 9K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor 10K+ · 4.0★ (65) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want 10K+ · 4.2★ (17) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 GutenKit – Page Builder Blocks, Patterns, and Templates for Gutenberg Block Editor 80K+ · 4.5★ (48) wp.org #13 ↓4 5 too low 9 Carousel Block – Showcase Images in Elegant Sliding Displays 7K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too low 11 VK Blocks 100K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #21 ↑1 9 too low 13 BlockArt Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder Blocks ,WordPress Block Plugin, Sections & Template Library 10K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too low 14 Gallery Block by Galleryberg: Lightbox with Tiles, Masonry, Square, & Justified Layouts 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too low 15 GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #19 ↓3 4 too low 16 Qi Blocks 60K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Awesome Logo Carousel Block 4K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 GSlider Blocks 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #18 19 Product Gallery Swiper for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 ↑1 10 too high 20 Slider Block by Sliderberg – Slider & Carousel Plugin for Block Editor 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #22 ↓5 2 too low 21 Content Slider Block – Bring your content to life with slides 3K+ · 3.2★ (5) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 Flash Toolkit 10K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓3 2 too low 23 Nasio Blocks 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 LIQUID BLOCKS – Slider, Carousel, Accordion 4K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓5 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.