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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “touch 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 “touch slider”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 4 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

Touch Slider for Elementor shows at wp.org #4 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

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Buried gem

Before After Image Comparison Slider for Elementor places #11 on merit, 4.4★ from 96 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.

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 #3 1 too low 3 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ · 4.5★ (248) wp.org #7 ↑6 3 too low 5 Prime Slider – Hero Slider, Carousel, WooCommerce & Post Slider Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.5★ (82) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Carousel Slider 30K+ · 4.3★ (160) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) 20K+ · 4.7★ (280) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Super block slider – Image/video background & content slider 8K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Post Slider and Post Carousel with Post Vertical Scrolling Widget – A Responsive Post Slider 10K+ · 4.7★ (31) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 B Before After Image Comparison Slider for Elementor 10K+ · 4.4★ (96) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 Logo Slider WP – Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery & Logo Showcase 10K+ · 4.5★ (61) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #19 ↑1 6 too low 14 Product Category Slider & Grid for WooCommerce – Reno Product Category 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #14 ↓7 15 Slider Pro 4K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Product Slider, Product Grid, Product Masonry 9K+ · 4.3★ (86) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Accordion Slider 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too high 18 Slider, Image Slider & Carousel by Slider Factory – Responsive Slideshow, Video Slider 2K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #21 ↑3 2 too low 20 Image Slider 4K+ · 3.4★ (31) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Free WooCommerce Products Slider/Carousel Pro 2K+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Touch Slider for Elementor 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 18 too high 23 Easy Slider 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Swipe Slider – Make dynamic slider with solid, gradient, or image background 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.