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

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 “tilt”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Smooth Custom Cursor shows at wp.org #5 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates places #10 on merit, 4.6★ from 388 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Parallax Section Block – Add Parallax Scrolling Effects to Sections 3K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 AnimateGL – WebGL & CSS Scroll Animations and Hover Effects for Gutenberg and Elementor 2K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #3 4 Bricksable for Bricks Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 AnWP Post Grid and Post Carousel Slider for Elementor 20K+ · 4.9★ (84) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Gallery by Visual Portfolio 50K+ · 4.8★ (340) wp.org #17 11 too low 7 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates 100K+ · 4.6★ (388) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Garden Gnome Package 4K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #4 9 too high 14 Elements Plus! 6K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Sky Addons for Elementor – 160+ Widgets, GSAP Animations, Templates & Theme Builder 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor 10K+ · 4.0★ (65) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 WidgetKit for Elementor – Lightweight Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 7K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Essential Classy Addons for Elementor – 150+ Widgets, Templates & Performance Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Smooth Custom Cursor 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 14 too high 20 Flipa PDF Flipbook – PDF Viewer and Page Flip Book 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Combine Social Photos | Still BE 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 Wexlab Motion Effects for Elementor 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Amedea – Unique Design Elements for Elementor 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 9 too high 24 WPMozo Blocks and Addons 80+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.