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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tablet view”

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 “tablet view”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 7 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

XT Quick View for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.8★ average from 13 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 874 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 CMS Tree Page View – Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree 50K+ · 4.9★ (365) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 YITH WooCommerce Quick View 80K+ · 3.8★ (27) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Content Views – Post Grid & Filter (Shortcode, Blocks, Elementor Widgets) 100K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 CP Multi View Events Calendar 900+ · 4.3★ (46) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #18 10 too low 9 Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (522) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (587) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Page View Count 10K+ · 4.0★ (55) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 File Manager 1M+ · 4.6★ (1492) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 FileOrganizer – WordPress File Manager 200K+ · 4.8★ (49) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 MOBILOOK — Mobile View & Mobile‑Friendly Test 1K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Quick View for WooCommerce – Reno QuickView 2K+ · 4.8★ (31) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer 500K+ · 4.5★ (81) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 WPZOOM Social Feed Widget & Block 50K+ · 4.3★ (51) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 XT Quick View for WooCommerce 300+ · 3.8★ (13) wp.org #7 12 too high 20 WPB Quick View Popup for WooCommerce – Fast Product Preview Modal & AJAX Quick View 1K+ · 3.1★ (32) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Inavii Social Feed – Live Social Proof Gallery 9K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Real3D Flipbook – 3D Flipbook, PDF Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Free WooCommerce Products Slider/Carousel Pro 2K+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Products Quick View for WooCommerce 90+ · 2.8★ (17) wp.org #12 12 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.