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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wpbakery addon”

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 “wpbakery addon”, 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

PDF Flipbook, WPBakery Addon – Unreal FlipBook shows at wp.org #5 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

MaxButtons – Create buttons places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 1093 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Layouts for WPBakery 3K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #1 2 Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 20K+ · 4.2★ (57) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #9 ↓2 6 too low 4 Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 4K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 MaxButtons – Create buttons 70K+ · 4.9★ (1093) wp.org #22 17 too low 6 Web and WooCommerce Addons for WPBakery Builder 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too low 7 ChargeWP Timeline Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 300+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too high 8 Events Search & Filter Bar for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #16 ↓2 8 too low 9 AutoPoly – AI Translation For Polylang 5K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #24 15 too low 10 Classic Addons – WPBakery Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 8 too high 11 CBX Bookmark & Favorite 1K+ · 4.6★ (49) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Borderless – Addons and Templates for Elementor 5K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 ↓2 5 too high 13 CBX User Online & Last Login 800+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #20 ↓2 7 too low 14 Disable Elements for WPBakery Page Builder 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓4 2 too high 15 WC Builder – WooCommerce Page Builder for WPBakery 1K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓2 16 Taxonomy Term Listing for Visual Composer 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓1 5 too low 17 Innovs WPBakery Visual Composer WHMCS Elements 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓3 1 too low 18 PDF Flipbook, WPBakery Addon – Unreal FlipBook 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↓2 13 too high 19 Advanced Ads for WPBakery Page Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 9 too high 20 HT Mega – Absolute Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 7 too high 21 Craft Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 10 too high 22 Social Elements for WPBakery Page Builder 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓2 8 too high 23 Ultimate Searchable Accordion Lite – WPBakery Page Builder Addon 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓3 4 too high 24 Vertex Addons for Elementor 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 7 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.