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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wpml 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 “wpml addon”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 3 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

AutoMLP – AI Translation for WPML shows at wp.org #7 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Qi Addons For Elementor places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 205 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #1 2 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #2 3 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #3 4 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #4 5 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 LocoAI – Auto Translate for Loco Translate 70K+ · 4.9★ (642) wp.org #9 ↑6 2 too low 8 Image Hover Effects – Elementor Addon 40K+ · 4.9★ (83) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too low 9 PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (283) wp.org #8 ↑2 1 too high 10 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #14 ↓3 4 too low 11 Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory 9K+ · 4.8★ (138) wp.org #11 ↓2 12 Advanced Product Fields (Product Addons) for WooCommerce 50K+ · 4.8★ (284) wp.org #16 ↓2 4 too low 13 Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder (UABB) 20K+ · 5.0★ (332) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress 200K+ · 4.6★ (1205) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Polylang 900K+ · 4.7★ (3004) wp.org #21 6 too low 16 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Classic Editor + 30K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 Extra Product Options For WooCommerce | Custom Product Addons and Fields 30K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 AutoMLP – AI Translation for WPML 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #7 13 too high 21 Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 4K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #12 9 too high 22 Toolkit for Polylang – Translation Inspector & Duplicate Content 10K+ · 4.5★ (33) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 AI Translation For TranslatePress 10K+ · 4.8★ (69) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 aThemes Addons for Elementor – Widgets & Elementor Addons 7K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.