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

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 “faq block”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 7 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

VK Block Patterns shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100K+ 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

TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 4625 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 F FAQ Block For Gutenberg 4K+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Easy Accordion – AI-Powered FAQ & Accordion Blocks, Product FAQ 70K+ · 4.9★ (358) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too low 5 Ultimate FAQ Accordion Plugin 30K+ · 4.6★ (439) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #5 ↑11 1 too high 7 Block Visibility — Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor 40K+ · 4.9★ (108) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 Helpie FAQ — Accordion, Docs & Knowledge Base 8K+ · 4.5★ (80) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #13 ↓5 3 too low 11 Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block 20K+ · 5.0★ (88) wp.org #14 ↓2 3 too low 12 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Easy Accordion Block – Accordion, FAQ & Collapsible Content for the Block Editor 7K+ · 4.4★ (16) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Happy FAQs – FAQ, Product FAQ & Help Center 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor 60K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #21 ↓7 5 too low 17 Advanced Accordion Gutenberg Block – Create Beautiful FAQs, Content Accordions & Interactive Tabs 9K+ · 4.1★ (34) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 VK Blocks 100K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓2 9 too high 19 FAQ Schema – Accordion, Tab, Slider & Gutenberg Block 2K+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 Table Of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #24 ↓2 4 too low 21 FAQly – Ultimate FAQ 1K+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too high 22 VK Block Patterns 100K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↑1 10 too high 23 Convert Rank Math FAQ to Accordion 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 Awesome FAQ – answer questions before customers ask 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 9 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.