wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “disable tinymce”
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 tinymce”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 20K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Download Manager places #12 on merit, 4.1★ from 1006 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735)
wp.org #1 2 
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ · 4.8★ (191)
wp.org #2 ↑1 3 
Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ · 4.5★ (354)
wp.org #3 ↓1 4 D Disable Emojis (GDPR friendly) 60K+ · 5.0★ (108)
wp.org #4 5 
Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ · 4.9★ (2433)
wp.org #9 ↑4 4 too low 6 
Classic Editor 8M+ · 4.9★ (1251)
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
Parsi Date | بسته فارسی ساز وردپرس و ووکامرس پارسی دیت 100K+ · 4.6★ (130)
wp.org #8 ↑4 1 too low 8 
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1917)
wp.org #11 ↓2 3 too low 9 
Change Text Case 1K+ · 4.8★ (21) thin reviews
wp.org #6 3 too high 10 
Simple Download Monitor 20K+ · 4.7★ (158)
wp.org #13 ↓2 3 too low 11 
Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140)
wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too low 12 Download Manager 90K+ · 4.1★ (1006)
wp.org #19 ↓2 7 too low 13 
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418)
wp.org #22 ↑1 9 too low 14 
WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets 10K+ · 4.9★ (32)
wp.org #14 15 
Comment Form Editor with TinyMCE 80+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #5 10 too high 16 
Classic Editor + 30K+ · 4.9★ (31)
wp.org #16 ↑2 17 
CMB2 300K+ · 5.0★ (91)
wp.org #23 ↑1 6 too low 18 
WP EXtra – One Click Optimize 6K+ · 4.9★ (41)
wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too low 19 
Markup Markdown 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↓2 7 too high 20 
Easy Bootstrap Shortcode 6K+ · 4.0★ (50)
wp.org #17 ↑2 3 too high 21 Classic Editor and Classic Widgets 20K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↓2 11 too high 22 
Custom Field Template 30K+ · 4.0★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23 
GD bbPress Tools 1K+ · 3.8★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #24 1 too low 24 
Classic Visual Editor Options 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↑2 6 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.