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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress infinite scroll”

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 infinite scroll”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Infinite Scroll Product For WooCommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 1680 reviews, but shows at wp.org #9. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Catch Infinite Scroll 10K+ · 4.3★ (21) wp.org #1 2 Ajax Load More – Infinite Scroll, Load More, & Lazy Load 30K+ · 4.8★ (287) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 YITH Infinite Scrolling 9K+ · 4.3★ (46) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 FancyBox for WordPress 30K+ · 4.6★ (92) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 M Media Library Enable Infinite Scrolling 7K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4358) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too low 12 Firelight Lightbox 200K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too low 13 Easy Social Feed – All In One Social Feed Plugin for WordPress 30K+ · 4.6★ (502) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1668) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 WP Masonry & Infinite Scroll 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 11 too high 16 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #14 ↑7 2 too high 17 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #22 ↑2 5 too low 18 YMC Filter 4K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer 500K+ · 4.5★ (81) wp.org #24 ↓1 5 too low 20 Infinite Scroll Product For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↑2 14 too high 21 ShutterPress Gallery – Masonry, justified and grid galleries, lightbox and infinite scroll 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #23 ↑2 2 too low 22 Infinite Scroll Random Post 90+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 Logo Slider – Infinite Carousel & Marquee Block 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 12 too high 24 Hostinger Reach – AI-Powered Email Marketing for WordPress 1M+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 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.