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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “block animations”

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 “block animations”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 20. 6 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

Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks shows at wp.org #11 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks 90K+ · 4.8★ (73) wp.org #1 2 Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) wp.org #2 3 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #4 ↑3 1 too low 4 Animations for Blocks 10K+ · 4.8★ (27) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #7 ↓3 2 too low 6 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #10 ↑5 1 too low 10 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #9 ↑4 1 too high 11 Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block 20K+ · 5.0★ (88) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too low 13 Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor 60K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #15 ↓6 2 too low 14 Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, Popups, Free Forms, Animations & More 80K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too low 15 Better Block Editor (BBE) 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #13 ↑6 2 too high 16 aBlocks – Gutenberg Blocks, User Dashboard Builder, Popup Builder, Form Builder & Animation Builder 2K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too high 18 Block Manager 4K+ · 4.9★ (13) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 Timeline Block – tell your story with elegant timelines 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Timeline Block For Gutenberg 9K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 VK Blocks 100K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 Easy Tabs Block – Smart, Lightweight & Responsive Tabs for the Block Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Table Of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 S Simple Block Animations 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 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.