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

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 “tabbed”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Tabbed Contents Block – organize content into neat, clickable tabs shows at wp.org #3 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 19 places. Its 700+ 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.

Buried gem

UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 183 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Tabbed Category Product Listing for Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #1 2 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ · 4.9★ (729) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 WP Tabbed Widget 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Redux Framework 900K+ · 4.4★ (273) wp.org #6 7 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #8 ↑13 1 too low 8 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too low 9 Simple Sitemap – Responsive HTML Sitemap for WordPress 60K+ · 3.9★ (72) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP 20K+ · 4.7★ (183) wp.org #20 ↑3 10 too low 11 Prisna GWT – Google Website Translator 8K+ · 4.5★ (54) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #16 ↑2 4 too low 13 Molongui Authorship – Author Boxes, Guest Authors & Co-Authors for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (158) wp.org #24 ↓2 11 too low 14 Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Smart Grid-Layout Design for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.5★ (72) wp.org #15 ↑1 16 E-cab Taxi Booking Manager for Woocommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 Magazine Blocks – Blog Designer, Magazine & Newspaper Website Builder, Page Builder with Posts Blocks, Post Grid 6K+ · 4.9★ (11) wp.org #17 18 ThemeZee Widget Bundle 5K+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #10 ↓2 8 too high 19 Easy Tabs Block – Smart, Lightweight & Responsive Tabs for the Block Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20 Advanced Tabs Block 1K+ · 3.3★ (15) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too high 21 Custom Background Changer 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #21 ↑3 22 Tabbed Contents Block – organize content into neat, clickable tabs 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 19 too high 23 Weaver Xtreme Theme Support 8K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too high 24 Easy Demo Importer – A Modern One-Click Demo Import Solution 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 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.