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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wrapper”

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 “wrapper”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

MAS Static Content shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 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

Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits places #11 on merit, 4.5★ from 212 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Shariff Wrapper 30K+ · 4.9★ (101) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Gift Wrapper for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Gutenverse – WordPress Blocks, Page Builder & Site Editor 20K+ · 4.9★ (190) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 WP phpMyAdmin 40K+ · 4.6★ (58) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too low 7 WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (195) wp.org #12 ↑5 5 too low 8 One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ · 4.7★ (41) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #15 ↑3 6 too low 10 Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #10 11 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #19 ↓3 8 too low 12 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.9★ (77) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Device Wrapper 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 11 too high 15 Gift Wrapping for WooCommerce 900+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #8 ↓1 7 too high 16 Sticky Block for Gutenberg Editor 8K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #14 ↓3 2 too high 17 Database Manager – WP Adminer 20K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #18 ↓5 1 too low 18 matchHeight 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #17 ↓3 1 too high 19 Make Section & Column Clickable For Elementor 10K+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 W WP Wrapper 600+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓4 7 too high 21 Divi Gravity Forms (WP Tools) 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #23 ↓3 2 too low 22 MAS Static Content 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 13 too high 23 Countdown Timer Block – build urgency for events and launches 2K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓3 1 too low 24 Laposta WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓3 2 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.