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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “vector icons”

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 “vector icons”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 3 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

Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks shows at wp.org #7 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 134 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MapSVG – Vector maps, Image maps, Google Maps 1K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #1 2 SVG Support 1M+ · 4.8★ (356) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #5 ↑3 2 too low 4 Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share 100K+ · 4.8★ (523) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 JVM Rich Text Icons 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Safelayout Elegant Icons – WordPress icons 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Reviews and Rating – Google Reviews 20K+ · 4.9★ (184) wp.org #10 11 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #18 ↑4 7 too low 12 Ultimate Maps by Supsystic – OpenStreetMap, Leaflet & Mapbox, No API Key 10K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 wpForo Forum 20K+ · 4.7★ (390) wp.org #24 ↓1 11 too low 14 Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #7 ↓1 7 too high 15 Social Snap — Social Share Buttons & Click to Tweet 10K+ · 4.2★ (58) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 WP SVG Images 30K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too low 17 FileBird Document Library 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #14 ↑4 3 too high 18 MxChat – AI Chatbot & Content Generation for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #22 ↓2 4 too low 19 Timeline Block – tell your story with elegant timelines 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 SVGator 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑1 21 Cards Layout – showcase content in responsive card grids 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Web Icons 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too high 23 Block for Mailchimp – grow your email list with signup forms 2K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too high 24 Business Reviews – build trust with real customer feedback 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 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.