wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tweets widget”
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 “tweets widget”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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
Taggbox: Social Media Feed Widget shows at wp.org #5 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 5333 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget 100K+ · 4.8★ (401)
wp.org #1 2 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132)
wp.org #2 3 
Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons 10K+ · 5.0★ (39)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
Tagembed: Social Media Feeds and Customer Reviews Widget 9K+ · 3.9★ (62)
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
PowerPack Addons for Elementor: Widgets, Form Styler and Templates 70K+ · 4.8★ (361)
wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ · 4.8★ (5333)
wp.org #16 ↓2 10 too low 7 
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735)
wp.org #11 4 too low 8 
Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699)
wp.org #14 ↑5 6 too low 9 
Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284)
wp.org #10 1 too low 10 
Dashboard Widgets Suite 4K+ · 4.9★ (38)
wp.org #7 3 too high 11 
Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4358)
wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 
Social Share Icons & Social Share Buttons 10K+ · 4.9★ (1911)
wp.org #21 9 too low 13 
Social Snap — Social Share Buttons & Click to Tweet 10K+ · 4.2★ (58)
wp.org #8 5 too high 14 
Easy Social Feed – All In One Social Feed Plugin for WordPress 30K+ · 4.6★ (502)
wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 
Customize Feeds for Twitter 4K+ · 4.2★ (18) thin reviews
wp.org #6 ↓1 9 too high 16 
Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ · 4.9★ (729)
wp.org #23 7 too low 17 
WP Socializer – Simple & Easy Social Media Share Icons 10K+ · 4.5★ (128)
wp.org #15 2 too high 18 
HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66)
wp.org #12 6 too high 19 
WidgetKit for Elementor – Lightweight Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 7K+ · 4.5★ (35)
wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Taggbox: Social Media Feed Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↑1 15 too high 21 
Juiz Last Tweet Widget 500+ · 4.2★ (26)
wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 
Easy Feeds for X/Twitter – keep your site fresh with live social posts 1K+ · 3.9★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #20 2 too high 23 
Quick and Easy Tweets 80+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #22 1 too high 24 
Ultimate Twitter Feeds 300+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
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.