wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “twitter lists”
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 lists”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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
Ultimate Twitter Feeds shows at wp.org #5 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 300+ 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.
Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget 100K+ · 4.8★ (401)
wp.org #1 2 
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625)
wp.org #2 3 
WP Twitter Auto Publish 3K+ · 4.9★ (206)
wp.org #3 4 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132)
wp.org #4 5 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322)
wp.org #6 1 too low 6 
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821)
wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872)
wp.org #8 1 too low 8 
Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445)
wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too low 9 
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667)
wp.org #10 ↑6 1 too low 10 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231)
wp.org #13 ↓2 3 too low 11 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051)
wp.org #12 1 too low 12 
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress 200K+ · 4.6★ (1205)
wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too low 13 
Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680)
wp.org #17 4 too low 14 
Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699)
wp.org #22 8 too low 15 
Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125)
wp.org #21 ↑2 6 too low 16 
NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster 20K+ · 3.3★ (617)
wp.org #14 2 too high 17 
Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ · 4.7★ (262)
wp.org #20 3 too low 18 
Better Click To Share – Shareable Quote Boxes for X (Twitter) 6K+ · 4.8★ (48)
wp.org #18 19 
SVG Support 1M+ · 4.8★ (356)
wp.org #24 ↓3 5 too low 20 
Easy Feeds for X/Twitter – keep your site fresh with live social posts 1K+ · 3.9★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #7 13 too high 21 
12 Step Meeting List 900+ · 5.0★ (28)
wp.org #19 2 too high 22 
Contact List – Online Staff Directory & Address Book 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 Ultimate Twitter Feeds 300+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #5 18 too high 24 
Block List Updater 2K+ · 4.3★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.