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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “vertically client carousel”

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

Zen Addons for SiteOrigin Page Builder shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ 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.

Buried gem

Lightbox with PhotoSwipe places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 115 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Logo Carousel – Responsive Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery 20K+ · 4.7★ (162) wp.org #1 2 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #4 5 Easy Accordion – AI-Powered FAQ & Accordion Blocks, Product FAQ 70K+ · 4.9★ (358) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too low 6 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 20K+ · 4.2★ (57) wp.org #8 ↑12 1 too low 8 EleSpare – News, Magazine and Blog Addons for Elementor 10K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #12 ↓1 4 too low 9 Lightbox with PhotoSwipe 20K+ · 4.9★ (115) wp.org #23 14 too low 10 Slider Block by Sliderberg – Slider & Carousel Plugin for Block Editor 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 Live Composer – Free WordPress Website Builder 10K+ · 4.4★ (212) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 Marquee Addons for Elementor – Essential Motion Widgets & Templates 20K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 ↑1 6 too high 13 Qi Blocks 60K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 Logo Slider – Infinite Carousel & Marquee Block 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 LandTech Extras for Elementor 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Zozo Portfolio – Elementor & Gutenberg Portfolio Plugin 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 UiCore Elements – Free widgets and templates for Elementor 40K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18 Photo & Video Reviews for WooCommerce — PVR Media Reviews — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 MarqueeX – Smooth Marquee Slider, News Ticker & Post Marquee for Block Editor & Elementor 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 Xpro Slider For Beaver Builder – Lite 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too high 21 Social Publisher by Calliope – Auto Post to 10+ Networks 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Zoro Slider — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Zen Addons for SiteOrigin Page Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 10 too high 24 Feedliyo Lite – Social Feed & Product Feed & Review Feed 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 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.