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

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 “gutenberg disable”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 2 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

Disable Gutenberg shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 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 #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 3220 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735) wp.org #1 2 Disable Comments 1M+ · 4.7★ (281) wp.org #2 3 Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (522) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions 20K+ · 4.7★ (204) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ · 4.9★ (4755) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too low 6 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Disable WP REST API 30K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Disable Gutenberg Autosave 2K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor 9K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #22 ↑1 11 too low 12 Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (100) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 400K+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #23 ↓1 10 too low 14 Widget Disable 10K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1915) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ · 4.7★ (115) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Premium Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates 2K+ · 4.8★ (41) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Disable WP Notification 10K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #9 10 too high 20 Disable Blog 20K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 F FAQ Block For Gutenberg 4K+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too high 22 Featherweight 10K+ · 4.1★ (45) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Disable Responsive Images Complete 2K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Disable Gutenberg 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 14 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.