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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress 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 “wordpress icons”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Safelayout Elegant Icons – WordPress icons shows at wp.org #4 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 1244 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 wp.org
1 MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157) wp.org #1 2 Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus 100K+ · 4.9★ (851) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Social Media Share Buttons & Social Sharing Icons 100K+ · 4.8★ (5333) wp.org #8 ↓4 5 too low 4 Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor – Elementor Icons library – 14300+ Icons 200K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6 Simple Social Icons 100K+ · 4.3★ (92) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 WP Menu Icons 20K+ · 4.9★ (139) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323) wp.org #7 ↑3 1 too high 9 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too low 11 WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget & Block, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ · 4.9★ (144) wp.org #12 ↑2 1 too low 12 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186) wp.org #15 ↑5 2 too low 14 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #21 ↑2 7 too low 15 The Icon Block 40K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too high 16 Safelayout Elegant Icons – WordPress icons 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #4 ↑1 12 too high 17 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #23 ↓4 6 too low 18 MapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet 30K+ · 4.7★ (147) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 M MimeTypes Link Icons 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 JVM Rich Text Icons 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #19 ↓4 1 too high 21 Subtle Icons – SVG Icon Block Suite, Icon Picker & ACF Field 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too high 23 Mox Icons – Icon Pack for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too high 24 Payment Gateway Icons For WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 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.