wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “block editor support”
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 editor support”, 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
Better Block Editor (BBE) shows at wp.org #8 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 11 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
SVG Support 1M+ · 4.8★ (356)
wp.org #1 2 
Classic Editor 8M+ · 4.9★ (1251)
wp.org #2 3 
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) heavy footprint
wp.org #3 4 
User Role Editor 700K+ · 4.5★ (288)
wp.org #4 ↑1 5 
Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281)
wp.org #7 ↑7 2 too low 6 
Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ · 4.5★ (354)
wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821)
wp.org #10 ↑3 3 too low 8 
Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) heavy footprint
wp.org #6 2 too high 9 
Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056)
wp.org #9 10 
Block Visibility — Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor 40K+ · 4.9★ (108)
wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 
Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) heavy footprint
wp.org #11 ↓1 12 
The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461)
wp.org #15 3 too low 13 
Classic Editor + 30K+ · 4.9★ (31)
wp.org #13 ↓1 14 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 
Fluent Support – Helpdesk & Customer Support Ticket System 10K+ · 4.6★ (69)
wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 
Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) heavy footprint
wp.org #17 ↑7 1 too low 17 
Gutenverse – WordPress Blocks, Page Builder & Site Editor 20K+ · 4.9★ (190) heavy footprint
wp.org #21 ↓1 4 too low 18 
Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor 60K+ · 4.6★ (53) heavy footprint
wp.org #14 ↓7 4 too high 19 
Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59)
wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Better Block Editor (BBE) 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) not PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #8 12 too high 21 
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408)
wp.org #23 2 too low 22 
The Icon Block 40K+ · 5.0★ (29)
wp.org #18 ↓2 4 too high 23 
SVG Block 4K+ · 5.0★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 
FrontEdit – Live Frontend Block Editor 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓1 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.