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

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 visibility”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Flavor Block Visibility shows at wp.org #8 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 90+ 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

Content Visibility for Divi Builder places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 101 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Block Visibility — Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor 40K+ · 4.9★ (108) wp.org #1 2 PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions 20K+ · 4.7★ (204) wp.org #2 3 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #4 ↑5 5 Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) wp.org #5 6 Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets 100K+ · 4.9★ (1516) wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too low 7 Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #10 ↓6 2 too low 9 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #14 ↓3 5 too low 10 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #13 ↑4 3 too low 11 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #16 ↑8 5 too low 12 Content Visibility for Divi Builder 2K+ · 4.8★ (101) wp.org #18 ↓4 6 too low 13 Osom Block Visibility 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 10 too high 14 SimpLy Gallery 40K+ · 4.8★ (118) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor 60K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #19 ↓6 4 too low 16 Better Block Editor (BBE) 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #12 ↑7 4 too high 17 Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 ↓1 10 too high 18 Conditional Blocks – Advanced Content Visibility Control for WordPress 2K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #21 ↓3 3 too low 19 Block Responsive – Make Editor Blocks Responsive Easily 800+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #17 ↓2 2 too high 20 Widget Visibility Time Scheduler 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #20 ↓4 21 Widget Visibility Control 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 VK Blocks 100K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #22 23 Menu Visibility Control 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 8 too high 24 Flavor Block Visibility 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 16 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.