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

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 slider”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 2 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

Slider Text Scroll 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

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 4132 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (742) wp.org #1 2 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #2 3 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (235) wp.org #3 4 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #4 ↑2 5 Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ · 4.5★ (248) wp.org #6 ↑6 1 too low 6 Prime Slider – Hero Slider, Carousel, WooCommerce & Post Slider Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.5★ (82) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #11 ↓2 4 too low 8 Testimonial – Testimonial Slider and Showcase Plugin 20K+ · 4.6★ (67) wp.org #8 ↑15 9 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 WP Google Review Slider 30K+ · 4.9★ (373) wp.org #10 ↓2 11 Carousel Slider 30K+ · 4.3★ (160) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too low 13 Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) 20K+ · 4.7★ (280) wp.org #13 ↓2 14 Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget – A Responsive Post Slider 10K+ · 4.7★ (31) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Logo Slider WP – Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery & Logo Showcase 10K+ · 4.5★ (61) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 Super block slider – Image/video background & content slider 8K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 T Testimonial Slider 3K+ · 4.2★ (69) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 HT Slider For Elementor 20K+ · 3.8★ (12) wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too high 21 Accordion Slider 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Slider Text Scroll 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓4 13 too high 23 Serious Slider 20K+ · 3.4★ (8) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 Swipe Slider – Make dynamic slider with solid, gradient, or image background 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.