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

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 editor”, 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

Sticky Block for Gutenberg Editor shows at wp.org #13 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 8K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.6★ average from 11 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 1281 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. 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 Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) wp.org #2 3 Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Classic Editor 8M+ · 4.9★ (1251) wp.org #5 6 Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281) wp.org #12 ↓2 6 too low 7 Gutentor – Gutenberg Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor 30K+ · 4.6★ (90) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ · 4.9★ (4755) wp.org #14 ↑5 6 too low 9 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #10 ↑2 1 too low 10 Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ · 4.5★ (354) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too high 11 Gutenberg 400K+ · 2.1★ (3888) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions 20K+ · 4.7★ (204) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too low 13 Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (522) wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too low 14 No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor 9K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #7 ↑1 7 too high 15 Classic Editor + 30K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #11 ↑7 4 too high 16 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 HTML Editor Syntax Highlighter 60K+ · 4.4★ (110) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 GutenKit – Page Builder Blocks, Patterns, and Templates for Gutenberg Block Editor 80K+ · 4.5★ (48) wp.org #19 ↓5 20 Map Block for Google Maps 20K+ · 4.6★ (21) wp.org #18 ↑2 2 too high 21 Sticky Block for Gutenberg Editor 8K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #13 ↓2 8 too high 22 Classic Editor and Classic Widgets 20K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 F FAQ Block For Gutenberg 4K+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #20 ↓3 3 too high 24 Disable Gutenberg Autosave 2K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.