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

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 extensions”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 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

Social Elements for WPBakery Page Builder shows at wp.org #5 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 60+ 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

Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader places #4 on merit, 4.7★ from 1148 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 20K+ · 4.2★ (57) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #14 ↓2 11 too low 4 Use Any Font | Custom Font Uploader 200K+ · 4.7★ (1148) wp.org #18 ↓3 14 too low 5 PPWP – Password Protect Pages 30K+ · 4.7★ (271) wp.org #15 ↓4 10 too low 6 Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 4K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #6 7 Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 30K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too low 8 Classic Addons – WPBakery Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 7 too high 9 Multi Step for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #21 ↑1 12 too low 10 Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types 20K+ · 4.9★ (56) wp.org #20 ↓3 10 too low 11 Easy Appointments 10K+ · 4.3★ (131) wp.org #24 ↓1 13 too low 12 WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View 3K+ · 4.8★ (78) wp.org #23 ↓3 11 too low 13 MxChat – AI Chatbot & Content Generation for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #19 ↓3 6 too low 14 Photo Gallery by Re Gallery: Responsive Image Gallery with AI SEO 700+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too low 15 Image Hover Effects For WPBakery Page Builder 3K+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too high 16 AutoPoly – AI Translation For Polylang 5K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #22 ↓3 6 too low 17 Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 15 too high 18 Sidebar for WPBakery Page Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↓2 10 too high 19 WC Builder – WooCommerce Page Builder for WPBakery 1K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓2 10 too high 20 Dominion – Domain Checker for WPBakery 50+ · 3.5★ (8) wp.org #16 ↓3 4 too high 21 Social Elements for WPBakery Page Builder 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓2 16 too high 22 Apollo13 Framework Extensions 20K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓2 15 too high 23 HT Mega – Absolute Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓2 13 too high 24 PDF Flipbook, WPBakery Addon – Unreal FlipBook 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓2 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.