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

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 slider”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 2 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

Slider Ultimate shows at wp.org #7 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.9★ average from 20 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder (UABB) places #8 on merit, 5.0★ from 332 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (743) wp.org #1 2 Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ · 4.5★ (248) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ · 4.9★ (5925) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ · 4.9★ (729) wp.org #4 5 Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #8 ↑3 2 too low 7 Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder (UABB) 20K+ · 5.0★ (332) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Ultimate Before After Image Slider & Gallery – BEAF 30K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #14 ↓4 3 too low 12 Product Gallery Slider, Additional Variation Images for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (160) wp.org #15 ↑8 3 too low 13 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #20 ↓2 6 too low 15 Ultimate Maps by Supsystic – OpenStreetMap, Leaflet & Mapbox, No API Key 10K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.3★ (33) wp.org #11 ↑3 5 too high 17 Ultimate Product Catalog 4K+ · 4.5★ (233) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Slider Ultimate 500+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #7 11 too high 19 Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 Logo Showcase Ultimate – Logo Carousel, Logo Slider & Logo Grid 2K+ · 4.7★ (27) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too high 21 Ultimate Store Kit – Store Builder Addons for Elementor, WooCommerce Store Builder, EDD Store Builder 3K+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 Ultimate Lightbox 1K+ · 4.1★ (19) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 HT Slider For Elementor 20K+ · 3.8★ (12) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Ultimate Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode & Under Construction – Gutenberg Block Builder & Landing Page 9K+ · 4.5★ (6) 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.