wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “gutenberg widgets”
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 widgets”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 3 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
Astra Widgets shows at wp.org #11 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 200K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.9★ average from 17 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735)
wp.org #1 2 
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
Gutenberg 400K+ · 2.1★ (3888) low rating, top placement
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) heavy footprint
wp.org #4 ↑2 5 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) not PHP-current
wp.org #5 6 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051)
wp.org #7 ↑4 1 too low 7 
Widget Options – Advanced Conditional Visibility for Gutenberg Blocks & Classic Widgets 100K+ · 4.9★ (1516)
wp.org #10 3 too low 8 C Classic Widgets 2M+ · 4.9★ (272)
wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too high 9 
Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (522) heavy footprint
wp.org #8 1 too high 10 
Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ · 4.9★ (4755)
wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too low 11 
Dynamic Widgets 10K+ · 4.7★ (109)
wp.org #14 ↑8 3 too low 12 
No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor 9K+ · 5.0★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #9 3 too high 13 
The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid 100K+ · 4.8★ (265)
wp.org #24 ↓1 11 too low 14 
Widgets for Airbnb Reviews 6K+ · 4.6★ (60)
wp.org #16 ↑8 2 too low 15 
Carousel Slider Block for Gutenberg 50K+ · 4.8★ (59)
wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too low 16 
Map Block for Google Maps 20K+ · 4.6★ (21) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↑4 3 too high 17 
Premium Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Patterns & Templates 2K+ · 4.8★ (41)
wp.org #17 ↑1 18 
Gutentor – Gutenberg Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor 30K+ · 4.6★ (90)
wp.org #22 ↓1 4 too low 19 
WP Tripadvisor Review Widgets 20K+ · 4.1★ (116)
wp.org #21 ↓6 2 too low 20 
Widgets for Booking.com Reviews 9K+ · 4.9★ (65)
wp.org #23 ↓7 3 too low 21 
Dashboard Widgets Suite 4K+ · 4.9★ (38)
wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 
Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.5★ (108) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Astra Widgets 200K+ · 3.9★ (17) host-installed base thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↑1 12 too high 24 
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets 20K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓1 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.