wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “disable gutenberg”

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 “disable gutenberg”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Disable Gutenberg shows at wp.org #5 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 19 places. Its 500+ 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

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 3220 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735) wp.org #1 2

Disable Comments 1M+ · 4.7★ (281) wp.org #2 ↑1 3

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4

Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (522) heavy footprint wp.org #7 3 too low 5

PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions 20K+ · 4.7★ (204) wp.org #8 3 too low 6

Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ · 4.9★ (4755) wp.org #13 7 too low 7

Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) heavy footprint wp.org #10 ↑2 3 too low 8

Disable Gutenberg Autosave 2K+ · 4.4★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #3 ↓1 5 too high 9

WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1915) wp.org #15 ↑2 6 too low 10

No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor 9K+ · 5.0★ (16) thin reviews wp.org #6 4 too high 11

Disable WP REST API 30K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #9 ↑4 2 too high 12

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #24 12 too low 13

Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (100) wp.org #14 ↓3 1 too low 14 C Classic Widgets 2M+ · 4.9★ (272) wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too low 15

Widget Disable 10K+ · 4.8★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too high 16

Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ · 4.7★ (115) wp.org #21 ↓1 5 too low 17

Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18

Premium Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates 2K+ · 4.8★ (41) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19

Disable WP Notification 10K+ · 4.3★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↓2 8 too high 20

Disable Blog 20K+ · 4.7★ (14) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓2 4 too high 21

Featherweight 10K+ · 4.1★ (45) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #23 2 too low 22 F FAQ Block For Gutenberg 4K+ · 4.4★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓2 4 too high 23

Disable Responsive Images Complete 2K+ · 4.3★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #22 1 too high 24

Disable Gutenberg 500+ · 5.0★ (1) not PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #5 ↓1 19 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.