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

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 elements”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 18 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery shows at wp.org #5 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #5 on merit, 5.0★ from 1525 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 20K+ · 4.2★ (57) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #10 8 too low 3 Rich Showcase for Google Reviews 100K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #18 ↓3 15 too low 4 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #15 ↓5 11 too low 5 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #21 16 too low 6 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #19 13 too low 7 Fonts Plugin | Google Fonts, Adobe Fonts & Upload Fonts 200K+ · 5.0★ (1221) wp.org #23 ↓3 16 too low 8 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #22 ↑1 14 too low 9 WebberZone Top 10 — Popular Posts 10K+ · 4.6★ (102) wp.org #17 ↓3 8 too low 10 Disable Elements for WPBakery Page Builder 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 ↓1 7 too high 11 Card Elements for WPBakery 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 10 too high 12 Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 4K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 YMC Filter 4K+ · 4.8★ (34) wp.org #24 ↓7 11 too low 14 Classic Addons – WPBakery Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↑1 12 too high 15 ChargeWP Timeline Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 300+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #8 ↓1 7 too high 16 Web and WooCommerce Addons for WPBakery Builder 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 Animated Headline 2K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #16 ↓3 1 too high 18 Innovs WPBakery Visual Composer WHMCS Elements 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #14 ↓3 4 too high 19 Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 14 too high 20 Add Old School Elements Icons Module for WPBakery Page Builder 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓2 14 too high 21 Social Elements for WPBakery Page Builder 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓2 14 too high 22 Borderless – Addons and Templates for Elementor 4K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓4 2 too high 23 Advanced Ads for WPBakery Page Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓3 11 too high 24 Convert WPBakery to Elementor 500+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓3 13 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.