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

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 “zurb”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 5 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

Advanced Custom Fields: Button Field shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 200+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Menu Icons by Themeisle – Add Icons to Navigation Menus 100K+ · 4.9★ (851) wp.org #1 2 Ultimate Before After Image Slider & Gallery – BEAF 30K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #2 3 Before + After Images for Divi 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #3 4 Meet My Team 300+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Before After Slider for WooCommerce – eBEAF 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 W WP Sticky Social 100+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Zurb Foundation 5 Clearing Gallery 70+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Social Profile Linking 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 WP Foundation Shortcodes 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Secret Image Slide and Tune 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 FoundationTables 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 12 Motion 50+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 Simple Directory 10+ · 2.7★ (12) wp.org #13 14 Siddik Layout Widgets for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 C cbnet Social Menu 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 16 F Foundation Columns 40+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #16 17 Advanced Custom Fields: Button Field 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 F Foundation Top Bar Navigation Menu 20+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 JKL Pricing Tables 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 S Strx Zurb CSS3 Awesome Buttons 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 F FOUNDATION LIVE SHORTCODES 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 O Orbit_Gallery 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 R Reveal Box 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #22 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.