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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tiled”

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 “tiled”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 5 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

Ultimate Watermark – Image Watermark, Image Protection & Bulk Watermarking shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.3★ average from 11 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

PowerPack Addons for Elementor: Widgets, Form Styler and Templates places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 361 reviews, but shows at wp.org #9. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Image Photo Gallery Final Tiles Grid 20K+ · 4.7★ (353) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 Photonic Gallery & Lightbox for Flickr, SmugMug & Others 10K+ · 4.8★ (193) wp.org #3 ↑2 1 too low 3 Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ · 4.9★ (2003) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Photo Gallery Slideshow & Masonry Tiled Gallery 1K+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #1 ↑1 3 too high 5 PowerPack Addons for Elementor: Widgets, Form Styler and Templates 70K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too low 6 Lightbox & Modal Popup WordPress Plugin – FooBox 100K+ · 3.9★ (95) wp.org #6 ↑2 7 Loading Page with Loading Screen 10K+ · 4.6★ (124) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too low 8 Catch Gallery 10K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 SAML IDP (Identity Provider) – Login with Website Users 600+ · 4.8★ (62) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10 Waymark 900+ · 5.0★ (54) wp.org #11 ↓5 1 too low 11 EleSpare – News, Magazine and Blog Addons for Elementor 10K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (71) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Enhanced Media Library 60K+ · 4.3★ (298) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #22 ↓21 8 too low 15 TicketMachine Event Manager & Calendar 100+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Ultimate Watermark – Image Watermark, Image Protection & Bulk Watermarking 1K+ · 3.3★ (11) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Blockons – Gutenberg blocks for WordPress and WooCommerce websites 600+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too high 18 Genolve – AI Business Graphics, Images & Video 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 19 Leadwhite Mosaic Gallery for Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Nearby Now Reviews and Audio Testimonials 900+ · 2.6★ (5) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Accelvia – Content Protection 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Divi Lightbox for Jetpack Tiled Galleries 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 Bossy Bulk Editor for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Elematic — Elementor Addons, Header Footer Builder & Animations 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 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.