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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tweet button”

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 “tweet button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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.

Ranked above its merit

Inline Tweet Sharer – Twitter Sharing Plugin shows at wp.org #9 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 11 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 729 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget 100K+ · 4.8★ (401) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ · 4.8★ (5333) wp.org #3 ↓2 1 too low 3 Social Share Buttons 1K+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Revive Social – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin 20K+ · 4.0★ (556) wp.org #4 5 Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 10K+ · 4.9★ (1911) wp.org #5 6 Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699) wp.org #10 ↑3 4 too low 7 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 Better Click To Share – Shareable Quote Boxes for X (Twitter) 6K+ · 4.8★ (48) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too high 9 Simple Share Buttons Adder 40K+ · 4.3★ (627) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons 30K+ · 4.7★ (173) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ · 4.9★ (729) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder 6K+ · 5.0★ (243) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Social Snap — Social Share Buttons & Click to Tweet 10K+ · 4.2★ (58) wp.org #7 ↓1 6 too high 14 Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ · 4.8★ (194) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ · 4.5★ (128) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Inline Tweet Sharer – Twitter Sharing Plugin 300+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #9 ↓1 9 too high 19 Social Sharing Plugin – Kiwi 4K+ · 4.1★ (18) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Easy Feeds for X/Twitter – keep your site fresh with live social posts 1K+ · 3.9★ (11) wp.org #12 ↓1 8 too high 21 Notification Bar, Announcement and Cookie Notice WordPress Plugin – FooBar 3K+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 My Social Feeds – bring your social content into WordPress 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Instant Back/Forward 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Simple X Buttons – Share, Follow, Mention & Hashtag for WordPress 90+ · 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.