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

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 hover effects”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Classic Addons – WPBakery Page Builder shows at wp.org #2 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 3K+ 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

Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 1244 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Image Hover Effects Ultimate ( Image Gallery, Effects, Lightbox, Comparison & Magnifier ) 10K+ · 4.7★ (250) wp.org #1 2 Flipbox – Awesomes Flip Boxes Image Overlay 9K+ · 4.7★ (149) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 20K+ · 4.2★ (57) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #10 ↑6 6 too low 5 Logo Carousel – Responsive Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery 20K+ · 4.7★ (162) wp.org #9 ↓2 4 too low 6 Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery 20K+ · 4.8★ (348) wp.org #11 ↓3 5 too low 7 Gallery by Visual Portfolio 60K+ · 4.8★ (340) wp.org #13 ↓3 6 too low 8 Easy Accordion – AI-Powered FAQ & Accordion Blocks, Product FAQ 70K+ · 4.9★ (358) wp.org #19 ↓4 11 too low 9 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #24 15 too low 10 Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 4K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Image Hover Effects For WPBakery Page Builder 3K+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #6 ↓1 5 too high 12 Twenty20 Image Before-After 20K+ · 4.0★ (54) wp.org #12 ↓3 13 WP Image Zoom 10K+ · 4.3★ (119) wp.org #18 ↓4 5 too low 14 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (235) wp.org #15 ↓3 1 too low 15 Photo Gallery by Re Gallery: Responsive Image Gallery with AI SEO 700+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) wp.org #21 ↓3 5 too low 17 Product Carousel Slider & Grid Ultimate for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.3★ (33) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Classic Addons – WPBakery Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 16 too high 19 Ultimate Cursor – Interactive and Animated Custom Cursor and Background Effects Toolkit 3K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #8 ↓2 11 too high 20 Card Elements for WPBakery 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 16 too high 21 AM LottiePlayer 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 WP Counter Up – Animated Number Counter & Milestone Showcase 1K+ · 4.0★ (5) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Craft Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓3 9 too high 24 PDF Flipbook, WPBakery Addon – Unreal FlipBook 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓4 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.