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

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 tooltips”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Search and Replace for Block Editor shows at wp.org #12 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 115 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #1 2 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #3 ↑5 4 Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ · 4.9★ (729) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #7 ↑2 2 too low 6 IZ Block Editor Tooltips 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too low 8 PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions 20K+ · 4.7★ (204) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too low 10 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #11 ↑3 1 too low 11 GutenKit – Page Builder Blocks, Patterns, and Templates for Gutenberg Block Editor 80K+ · 4.5★ (48) wp.org #8 ↓2 3 too high 12 Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ · 4.7★ (115) wp.org #17 ↑1 5 too low 13 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #5 ↓1 9 too high 15 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 Blocks for ACF Fields — Display Custom Fields in the Block Editor 2K+ · 4.9★ (13) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 GutenBee – Gutenberg Blocks 6K+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 BlockArt Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder Blocks ,WordPress Block Plugin, Sections & Template Library 10K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want 10K+ · 4.2★ (17) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too high 21 Block Editor Bootstrap Blocks 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too high 22 Qi Blocks 60K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 23 Search and Replace for Block Editor 500+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↓1 11 too high 24 I Inline Tooltips 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 10 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.