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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “toggle faqs”

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 “toggle faqs”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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.

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Ranked above its merit

WP FAQ shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 5925 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 Ultimate FAQ Accordion Plugin 30K+ · 4.6★ (439) wp.org #1 2 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Easy Accordion – AI-Powered FAQ & Accordion Blocks, Product FAQ 70K+ · 4.9★ (358) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Quick and Easy FAQs 10K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Helpie FAQ — Accordion, Docs & Knowledge Base 8K+ · 4.5★ (80) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Accordion Toggle 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Echo Knowledge Base – Documentation, FAQs, Chat & Smart Search 10K+ · 4.9★ (124) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Iks Menu – WordPress Category Accordion Menu & FAQs 10K+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #9 10 Loco Translate 1M+ · 4.8★ (453) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ · 4.9★ (5925) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Happy FAQs – FAQ, Product FAQ & Help Center 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Ultimate FAQ Solution 600+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Easy Accordion Block – Accordion, FAQ & Collapsible Content for the Block Editor 7K+ · 4.4★ (16) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 Toggle Content 700+ · 3.0★ (6) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 FAQ Builder AYS 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Joli FAQ SEO – WordPress FAQ Plugin 600+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Accordion FAQ with Category 100+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Simple SEO Noindex Toggle 60+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too high 20 Convert Rank Math FAQ to Accordion 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 21 Advanced FAQ Manager 2K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 W WP FAQ 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 Awesome FAQ – answer questions before customers ask 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 FAQ Schema Shortcode 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.