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

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 scroll up”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Catch Infinite Scroll shows at wp.org #8 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 21 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 6053 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #1 2 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WPFront Scroll Top 200K+ · 4.9★ (142) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups 20K+ · 4.9★ (701) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Sticky Menu & Sticky Header 90K+ · 4.7★ (763) wp.org #13 ↓3 4 too low 10 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #12 ↑6 2 too low 11 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Smooth Page Scroll Up/Down Buttons 2K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #6 ↑1 6 too high 13 FancyBox for WordPress 30K+ · 4.6★ (92) wp.org #10 ↑2 3 too high 14 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #18 ↓2 3 too low 16 Catch Infinite Scroll 10K+ · 4.3★ (21) wp.org #8 ↑1 8 too high 17 jQuery Smooth Scroll 10K+ · 4.5★ (47) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 Coupon X – Discount Popups, Promo Codes Pop Ups for WooCommerce & Announcement Popups 1K+ · 4.9★ (52) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 30K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 Hash Link Scroll Offset 1K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 F Fast Smooth Scroll 800+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 23 WP Counter Up – Animated Number Counter & Milestone Showcase 1K+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Catch Scroll Progress Bar 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.