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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “html5 code 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 “html5 code editor”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

Advance Custom HTML – Show Off Code Snippets with Live Preview shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Responsive Lightbox & Gallery places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 2003 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 HTML5 Audio Player – The Ultimate No-Code Podcast, MP3 & Audio Player 10K+ · 4.6★ (169) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 HTML5 Video Player – embed fast, responsive videos with ease 20K+ · 4.6★ (195) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Product Addons for Woocommerce – Product Options with Custom Fields 30K+ · 4.9★ (474) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 Presto Player 100K+ · 4.8★ (346) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Visual CSS Style Editor 30K+ · 4.1★ (90) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Simple Custom CSS and JS 600K+ · 4.4★ (104) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too high 11 Iptanus File Upload 10K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #12 ↑8 1 too low 12 Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ · 4.9★ (2003) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter 10K+ · 4.8★ (65) wp.org #19 ↑2 6 too low 14 AdRotate Banner Manager 20K+ · 4.3★ (655) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Easy Video Player 20K+ · 4.2★ (57) wp.org #21 ↑1 6 too low 16 Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #11 ↑2 6 too high 18 Video Player for YouTube – Embed Videos Your Visitors Will Love to Watch 1K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #20 ↑3 2 too low 19 JHMG AI Editor for Divi 5 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Carousel Block – Showcase Images in Elegant Sliding Displays 7K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too high 21 Timeline Block – tell your story with elegant timelines 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 PDF Embed Block – share documents right inside your posts 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Info Cards – Add Text and Media in Card Layouts 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too high 24 Advance Custom HTML – Show Off Code Snippets with Live Preview 10K+ · 2.5★ (4) wp.org #9 ↓1 15 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.