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

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 “editor blocks”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 6 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

Editor Blocks by Download Manager shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 5K+ 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

Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 27821 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 wp.org
1 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #1 2 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #2 3 Classic Editor 8M+ · 4.9★ (1251) wp.org #3 4 Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ · 4.9★ (729) wp.org #5 ↑2 1 too low 5 Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) wp.org #6 ↑3 1 too low 6 Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor 60K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #10 ↑2 3 too low 8 User Role Editor 700K+ · 4.5★ (288) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281) wp.org #12 ↑2 3 too low 10 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #8 ↑5 2 too high 11 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #24 13 too low 12 Twentig Supercharged Block Editor – Blocks, Patterns, Starter Sites, Portfolio 20K+ · 4.9★ (171) wp.org #17 ↓11 5 too low 13 Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ · 4.5★ (354) wp.org #13 ↓8 14 GutenKit – Page Builder Blocks, Patterns, and Templates for Gutenberg Block Editor 80K+ · 4.5★ (48) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 Gutenverse – WordPress Blocks, Page Builder & Site Editor 20K+ · 4.9★ (190) wp.org #20 ↓4 5 too low 16 Classic Editor + 30K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Blocks CSS: CSS Editor for Gutenberg Blocks 4K+ · 4.9★ (25) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 Animations for Blocks 10K+ · 4.8★ (27) wp.org #23 ↓1 5 too low 19 Block Editor Colors 3K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 Better Block Editor (BBE) 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 VK Blocks 100K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too high 22 Visibility Controls for Editor Blocks 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 Snow Monkey Blocks 30K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Editor Blocks by Download Manager 5K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑2 15 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.