wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wp 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 “wp scroll”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20.
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 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 #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 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
WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for CSV, XML, Excel & Google Sheets places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 1966 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
WP Super Cache 1M+ · 4.3★ (1346)
wp.org #1 2 
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617)
wp.org #2 3 
Page scroll to id 100K+ · 4.9★ (225)
wp.org #3 4 
WPFront Scroll Top 200K+ · 4.9★ (142)
wp.org #4 5 
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053)
wp.org #7 2 too low 6 
WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68)
wp.org #5 1 too high 7 
WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and Themes 200K+ · 4.9★ (215)
wp.org #8 1 too low 8 
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440)
wp.org #9 1 too low 9 
MouseWheel Smooth Scroll 90K+ · 4.5★ (44)
wp.org #6 3 too high 10 
Sticky Menu & Sticky Header 90K+ · 4.7★ (763)
wp.org #14 4 too low 11 
Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612)
wp.org #12 1 too low 12 WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for CSV, XML, Excel & Google Sheets 100K+ · 4.7★ (1966)
wp.org #17 5 too low 13 
WP Chat App 100K+ · 4.9★ (222)
wp.org #13 14 
WP Recipe Maker 50K+ · 5.0★ (356)
wp.org #16 2 too low 15 
WP Table Builder – Drag & Drop Table Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (681)
wp.org #18 3 too low 16 
WP-Polls 40K+ · 4.2★ (136)
wp.org #11 5 too high 17 
AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434)
wp.org #19 2 too low 18 
WP RSS Aggregator – RSS Import, Feed to Post, Autoblogging, AI Content 40K+ · 4.5★ (565)
wp.org #21 3 too low 19 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051)
wp.org #22 3 too low 20 
WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88)
wp.org #20 21 Catch Infinite Scroll 10K+ · 4.3★ (21) thin reviews
wp.org #10 11 too high 22 
Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter 70K+ · 4.6★ (67)
wp.org #23 1 too low 23 
Simple Scroll To Top WP 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #15 8 too high 24 F Fast Smooth Scroll 800+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #24 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.