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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “text alignment”

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 “text alignment”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

ElemCopy – Text Copy Button for Elementor shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder places #5 on merit, 4.5★ from 574 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Text Unfold For Elementor 3K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #1 2 ResponsiveVoice Text To Speech 7K+ · 3.9★ (34) wp.org #2 3 JVM Rich Text Icons 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #3 4 Auto Featured Image (Auto Post Thumbnail) 40K+ · 3.8★ (119) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (574) wp.org #19 ↓5 14 too low 6 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too low 7 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too low 8 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #22 ↓5 14 too low 9 ECS – Ele Custom Skin for Elementor 100K+ · 4.6★ (117) wp.org #16 7 too low 10 AccessiYes Accessibility Widget for ADA, EAA & WCAG Readiness 20K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 Text to Speech – TTSWP 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 ↑1 6 too high 13 Justify for Paragraph Block 3K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 9 too high 14 Better Block Editor (BBE) 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too high 15 Text Typing – grab attention with animated typing headlines 3K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #5 10 too high 16 Kaya QR Code Generator 10K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) – WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget 500K+ · 2.9★ (162) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 Iconic Copy Text Blocks 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 ↓1 11 too high 19 Awesome Guten Text – 8 Powerful Blocks for Gutenberg 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 9 too high 20 Table Addons for Elementor 20K+ · 3.2★ (19) wp.org #23 ↓4 3 too low 21 Accordions – Responsive Accordion & FAQ Plugin for WordPress 1K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 ElemCopy – Text Copy Button for Elementor 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 13 too high 23 Serious Slider 20K+ · 3.4★ (8) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 LMSCrafter Gradient Text for Elementor 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 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.