Plugin Pulse Beta
← Rankings

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

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 content”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 of the top 20. 4 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

Tabbed Contents Block – organize content into neat, clickable tabs shows at wp.org #1 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 14 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

Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 58 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 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #2 ↑2 1 too low 2 Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ · 4.9★ (729) wp.org #6 ↑1 4 too low 3 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too low 4 Tabbed Category Product Listing for Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #8 ↓2 3 too low 6 Advanced Floating Content Lite 7K+ · 4.1★ (30) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 WP Tabbed Widget 300+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #4 ↓1 3 too high 8 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Redux Framework 900K+ · 4.4★ (273) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #20 ↑2 9 too low 12 Responsive Tabs 4K+ · 4.2★ (41) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #19 ↑2 6 too low 14 Simple Sitemap – Responsive HTML Sitemap for WordPress 60K+ · 3.9★ (72) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Tabbed Contents Block – organize content into neat, clickable tabs 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 14 too high 16 ThemeZee Widget Bundle 5K+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #7 ↑1 9 too high 17 Easy Tabs Block – Smart, Lightweight & Responsive Tabs for the Block Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 ↑1 8 too high 18 Advanced Tabs Block 1K+ · 3.3★ (15) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 Repeaterly – ACF Repeater, Flexible Content & Dynamic Tags for Elementor 600+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 SureMembers – Membership & Content Restriction Plugin 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 R Rescue Shortcodes 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 VovaBlocks – Marketing & Content Blocks for Gutenberg 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 Tabs Block – Responsive Gutenberg Tabs for Block Editor 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Accordion – Organize Content into Clean Collapsible Sections 600+ · 3.5★ (2) 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.