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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “twitter bootstrap”

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 “twitter bootstrap”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

NEO Bootstrap Carousel shows at wp.org #5 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 30+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 1071 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 Bootstrap Shortcodes 4K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #1 2 Easy Bootstrap Shortcode 6K+ · 4.0★ (50) wp.org #2 3 Social Preview and Open Graph Tags 50K+ · 4.6★ (122) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP 90K+ · 4.8★ (80) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Customize Feeds for Twitter 4K+ · 4.2★ (18) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #14 ↑2 8 too low 7 WPBruiser Security – No CAPTCHA Anti-Spam & Login Protection 10K+ · 4.6★ (213) wp.org #13 ↑6 6 too low 8 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #19 ↓2 11 too low 9 Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472) wp.org #16 ↓5 7 too low 10 JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more 1K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too low 11 Tabs Widget for Page Builder 3K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 GeoDirectory – WP Business Directory Plugin and Classified Listings Directory 10K+ · 4.8★ (716) wp.org #23 ↑1 11 too low 13 Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange 10K+ · 4.6★ (356) wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too low 14 Lightbox slider – Responsive Lightbox Gallery 3K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too high 15 Team Builder – Team Member Showcase With Grid and slider, Compatible With Elementor, Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.5★ (142) wp.org #21 ↓1 6 too low 16 BlockStrap Page Builder – Bootstrap Blocks 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #3 13 too high 17 ACF Photo Gallery Field 60K+ · 4.0★ (29) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 Send Users Email – Email Subscribers, Email Marketing Newsletter 5K+ · 4.5★ (28) wp.org #18 19 NEO Bootstrap Carousel 30+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #5 14 too high 20 KiviCare – Clinic & Patient Management System (EHR) 1K+ · 3.6★ (23) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Team Builder Member Showcase 1K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 Ovation Elements 10K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #10 12 too high 23 WordClever – AI Content Writer 2K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 IS-theme-companion 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 9 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.