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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “team member showcase”

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 “team member showcase”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 3 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

Team Builder Member Showcase shows at wp.org #5 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.8★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Simple Custom Post Order places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 587 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Team – Team Members Showcase Plugin 10K+ · 4.5★ (67) wp.org #1 2 Team Members – Multi Language Supported Team Plugin 6K+ · 5.0★ (85) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Team Members Showcase 4K+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Responsive Team Members Showcase, Team Grid, Team Slider, and Staff List – Smart Team (formerly WP Team) 5K+ · 4.7★ (92) wp.org #4 5 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #18 11 too low 8 Team Members 20K+ · 4.2★ (53) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Team Builder – Team Member Showcase With Grid and slider, Compatible With Elementor, Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.5★ (142) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #20 10 too low 11 Dynamic Team Manager – Team Member Showcase with grid, slider, table Elementor widget & shortcode 900+ · 4.6★ (25) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (587) wp.org #24 ↓1 12 too low 13 Team Showcase 1K+ · 4.0★ (53) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Employee Spotlight – Team Member Showcase & Meet the Team Plugin 300+ · 4.7★ (31) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 Team Showcase – Responsive Team Members Grid, Slider & Carousel Plugin 2K+ · 3.4★ (24) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 AWSM Team – Team Showcase Plugin 3K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Team Builder Member Showcase 1K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #5 12 too high 18 Showcase IDX Real Estate Search & Lead Capture 2K+ · 3.8★ (35) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 TS Team Members Showcase 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Team Members Profile – Employee Directory & Staff Showcase 600+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 WPZOOM Addons for Elementor – Starter Templates & Widgets 20K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 WBD Team Member – Gutenberg Block 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too high 23 Team Member Addon for Elementor 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 Team Section Block – Showcase Team Members with Layout Options 1K+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑2 9 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.