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

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 “blockquote”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 2 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

Fancy Elements for Avada shows at wp.org #6 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Qi Addons For Elementor places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 205 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) wp.org #1 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #2 3 Widget Content Blocks 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress – Copy Button, Copy Text & Copy Code 10K+ · 4.5★ (36) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (522) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too low 6 Team Members – Multi Language Supported Team Plugin 6K+ · 5.0★ (85) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too low 7 Visual Composer Website Builder 30K+ · 4.6★ (220) wp.org #17 ↓3 10 too low 8 Magical Addons For Elementor ( Theme Builder, Header Footer Builder, Free Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates Library ) 4K+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #23 ↓5 14 too low 10 Extensive VC Addons for WPBakery Page Builder 4K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 QuoteFrameShare – Beautiful Blockquotes with Citation, Copy & Social Share 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 8 too high 12 Seraphinite Post .DOCX Source 800+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 CSSIgniter Shortcodes 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 LLM Markdown – Markdown Endpoints for AI Agents 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too high 15 BlockArt Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder Blocks ,WordPress Block Plugin, Sections & Template Library 10K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 TK Google Fonts 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Magical Posts Display – Elementor Advanced Posts widgets 3K+ · 4.4★ (10) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Fancy Elements for Avada 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 12 too high 19 Editoria11y Accessibility Checker 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 ↑1 3 too low 20 Unlimited Theme Addon For Elementor 600+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓2 5 too high 21 MRW Simplified Editor 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓5 1 too high 22 JumpsuitAI – llms.txt + Markdown Endpoints 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓5 1 too high 23 Add TinyMCE Blockquote Cite 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓4 9 too high 24 Postora Export for DOCX 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 8 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.