wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “text moving”
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 moving”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 20K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.9★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
MaxButtons – Create buttons places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 1093 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.
Moving Media Library 2K+ · 4.6★ (30)
wp.org #1 2 
FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231)
wp.org #5 2 too low 4 
Media File Renamer: Rename Images & Files for SEO (AI-Powered) 40K+ · 4.6★ (447)
wp.org #8 4 too low 5 
AI Alt Text Generator 2K+ · 4.9★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #2 3 too high 6 
Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926)
wp.org #11 5 too low 7 
Brizy – Page Builder 60K+ · 4.7★ (972)
wp.org #12 5 too low 8 
Better Search Replace 1M+ · 4.3★ (546)
wp.org #7 1 too high 9 
Text: AI chatbot, live chat & ticketing for customer service 100+ · 5.0★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #4 5 too high 10 
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526)
wp.org #15 5 too low 11 
Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525)
wp.org #14 3 too low 12 MaxButtons – Create buttons 70K+ · 4.9★ (1093)
wp.org #18 6 too low 13 
Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504)
wp.org #16 3 too low 14 
Comments – wpDiscuz 60K+ · 4.7★ (581)
wp.org #19 5 too low 15 
Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680)
wp.org #21 6 too low 16 
Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60)
wp.org #13 3 too high 17 
Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress – Copy Button, Copy Text & Copy Code 10K+ · 4.5★ (36)
wp.org #10 7 too high 18 
File Manager 1M+ · 4.6★ (1492)
wp.org #22 4 too low 19 
Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251)
wp.org #23 4 too low 20 
Ultimate Maps by Supsystic – OpenStreetMap, Leaflet & Mapbox, No API Key 10K+ · 4.6★ (86)
wp.org #20 21 Search & Replace Everything by WPCode – Find and Replace Media, Text, Links, and More 20K+ · 3.9★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #6 15 too high 22 
WPKoi Templates for Elementor 5K+ · 4.6★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #24 2 too low 23 
Marquee Addons for Elementor – Essential Motion Widgets & Templates 20K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #17 6 too high 24 M Marquix – Marquee, Scrolling Text & Logo Carousel for Elementor 200+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #9 15 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.