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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “order block”

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 “order block”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

VK Block Patterns shows at wp.org #4 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 19 places. Its 100K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 2144 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 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #1 2 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Block Visibility — Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor 40K+ · 4.9★ (108) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 OneClick Chat to Order 30K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #5 ↑2 1 too low 5 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5040) wp.org #8 ↓3 3 too low 6 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #6 7 Flexible Table Block 40K+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #18 ↓1 9 too low 10 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 SimpLy Gallery 40K+ · 4.8★ (118) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 WC Cancel Order 5K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 WP Term Order 6K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 Order Tracking – WordPress Status Tracking Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (73) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 Better Block Editor (BBE) 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #10 ↓2 5 too high 16 Order Approval for Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #21 ↓2 4 too low 18 Block Editor Colors 3K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 Order Minimum/Maximum Amount Limits for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (40) wp.org #24 ↓2 5 too low 20 Block Specific Spam Woo Orders 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 Timeline Block – tell your story with elegant timelines 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too high 22 Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want 10K+ · 4.2★ (17) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 VK Block Patterns 100K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 19 too high 24 VK Blocks 100K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.