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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wpbakery page builder 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 page builder addon”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 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

Borderless – Addons and Templates for Elementor shows at wp.org #6 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin places #4 on merit, 4.5★ from 449 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 #3 2 too low 2 Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 4K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #2 3 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #11 ↓3 8 too low 4 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #21 ↓2 17 too low 5 Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI 90K+ · 4.9★ (375) wp.org #19 ↓3 14 too low 6 Layouts for WPBakery 3K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 Visual Composer Website Builder 30K+ · 4.6★ (220) wp.org #16 ↓3 9 too low 8 Classic Addons – WPBakery Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 7 too high 9 I Insert Pages 30K+ · 4.8★ (71) wp.org #22 13 too low 10 ChargeWP Timeline Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 300+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #4 ↓2 6 too high 11 Web and WooCommerce Addons for WPBakery Builder 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 WPB Product Slider for WooCommerce – Responsive Product Carousel & Showcase 4K+ · 4.1★ (38) wp.org #23 ↑1 11 too low 13 Disable Elements for WPBakery Page Builder 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 ↓2 6 too high 14 Borderless – Addons and Templates for Elementor 5K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↓3 8 too high 15 Events Search & Filter Bar for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #24 ↓1 9 too low 16 WC Builder – WooCommerce Page Builder for WPBakery 1K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓3 7 too high 17 HT Mega – Absolute Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 5 too high 18 Advanced Ads for WPBakery Page Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Ultimate Searchable Accordion Lite – WPBakery Page Builder Addon 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓4 6 too high 20 Social Elements for WPBakery Page Builder 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓3 6 too high 21 Quick Copy – Duplicate Posts & Pages 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓3 6 too high 22 Craft Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑3 5 too high 23 Vertex Addons for Elementor 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓4 5 too high 24 Animated Headline – Visual Composer (WPBakery Page Builder) 70+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓3 4 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.