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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “gradient text 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 “gradient text block”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Text Typing – grab attention with animated typing headlines shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.8★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Unlimited Elements for Elementor places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 525 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. 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 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #5 ↑5 1 too low 5 Animated Text Block – Add Typing and Looping Text Effects 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (522) wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too low 7 Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor 60K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #8 ↓3 1 too low 8 Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ · 4.9★ (729) wp.org #17 ↓1 9 too low 9 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #21 ↓1 12 too low 10 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 Super block slider – Image/video background & content slider 8K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 Text Unfold For Elementor 3K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #6 ↓2 6 too high 13 Gutenslider — Slider Block for the Block Editor 10K+ · 4.0★ (65) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want 10K+ · 4.2★ (17) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Marquee Running Text 5K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 too high 16 Easy Tabs Block – Smart, Lightweight & Responsive Tabs for the Block Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓2 5 too high 17 Responsive Blocks – Page Builder for Blocks & Patterns 3K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #24 ↓2 7 too low 18 Dynamic Year Block 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 Block Responsive – Make Editor Blocks Responsive Easily 800+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 Text Typing – grab attention with animated typing headlines 3K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #10 ↓2 10 too high 21 Awesome Guten Text – 8 Powerful Blocks for Gutenberg 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓4 2 too low 22 Swipe Slider – Make dynamic slider with solid, gradient, or image background 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓3 4 too high 23 Flexa Block – Blocks & Page Builder 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 Survey Form Block 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.