wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “ultimate addons”

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 “ultimate addons”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 5 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

Enter Addons – Ultimate Template Builder for Elementor shows at wp.org #10 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 284 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.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #1 2

ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #2 3

Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder (UABB) 20K+ · 5.0★ (332) wp.org #3 4

Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #4 5

Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) heavy footprint wp.org #5 6

Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #6 7

Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #7 8

Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #11 ↑5 3 too low 9

Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress 200K+ · 4.6★ (1205) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #12 3 too low 10

Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #16 ↑2 6 too low 11

Ultimate Before After Image Slider & Gallery – BEAF 30K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12

Xpro Addons — 150+ Widgets for Elementor 40K+ · 4.4★ (28) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too high 13

Ultimate Store Kit – Store Builder Addons for Elementor, WooCommerce Store Builder, EDD Store Builder 3K+ · 4.5★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #8 5 too high 14

Custom Fonts – Host Your Fonts Locally 400K+ · 4.3★ (62) wp.org #23 9 too low 15

Magical Addons For Elementor ( Theme Builder, Header Footer Builder, Free Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates Library ) 4K+ · 4.7★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #24 9 too low 16

Ultimate Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode & Under Construction – Gutenberg Block Builder & Landing Page 9K+ · 4.5★ (6) not PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too high 17

Spexo Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets, Mega Menu, Popup Builder, Template Kits and Starter Templates for Elementor 6K+ · 4.8★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #15 2 too high 18

Ultimate Multisite – WordPress Multisite SaaS & WaaS Platform 90+ · 5.0★ (11) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #22 4 too low 19

Enter Addons – Ultimate Template Builder for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #10 ↑1 9 too high 20

Export All Posts, Products, Orders & Users | WP Ultimate Exporter | WordPress CSV Export 6K+ · 3.2★ (16) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #17 3 too high 21

Flipbox Addon for Elementor 600+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too high 23

MemberKits – Ultimate Member for Elementor 400+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too high 24

myCred Addons – Ultimate myCred Modules To Support WordPress Gamification and Loyalty Rewards 400+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #20 ↑4 4 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.