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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “innerblocks”

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 “innerblocks”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

OffCanvas / Drawer – add sleek slide-in panels to any page shows at wp.org #3 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 900+ 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

Custom Block Builder – Lazy Blocks places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 80 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 Hyperlink Group Block 7K+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #1 2 Read More Without Refresh 20K+ · 4.2★ (55) wp.org #2 3 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #13 ↑1 10 too low 4 GSlider Blocks 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 5 Custom Block Builder – Lazy Blocks 20K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #22 17 too low 6 Secure Custom Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (69) wp.org #23 17 too low 7 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #24 17 too low 8 Wicked Block Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Singular Alerts – One Gorgeous Alert Block and Alert Shortcode 90+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 OffCanvas / Drawer – add sleek slide-in panels to any page 900+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 REST API blocks 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Expire Content Block 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Block Finder 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 A360 Panorama Hero — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 Etchenet Scroll Video Background Builder 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Wuppi Blocks 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑7 2 too high 17 Throwable 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 Blockish – Gutenberg Blocks, AI Site Builder & Page Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Insight Menu Block — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 Memory Match Marketing Game for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 I inkPad — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 H Headless Block Styles — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 WPBits Block Studio — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 Accordion Block Lite 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 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.