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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “scss 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 “scss editor”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.

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.

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Ranked above its merit

Editor Bridge shows at wp.org #5 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 200+ 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

Max Mega Menu places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 882 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Editor 20K+ · 4.5★ (95) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 WPIDE – File Manager & Code Editor 40K+ · 4.8★ (306) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too low 4 SCSS WP Editor 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Block Visibility — Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor 40K+ · 4.9★ (108) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 CodeKit – Custom Codes Editor 7K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too high 7 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #13 ↓2 6 too low 8 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 SVG Support 1M+ · 4.8★ (356) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too low 10 Disable Comments 1M+ · 4.7★ (281) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too low 11 Gantry 5 Framework 7K+ · 4.6★ (34) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 Code Block Pro – Beautiful Syntax Highlighting 10K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP 20K+ · 4.8★ (85) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 The Icon Block 40K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too low 15 Interactive Content – H5P 40K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #18 ↓2 3 too low 16 Block Editor Bootstrap Blocks 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #9 ↓2 7 too high 17 easy.jobs – AI powered Job Listing, Job Board, Career Page, Recruitment & Hiring Solution 4K+ · 4.7★ (26) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 CartPops – WooCommerce Side Cart, Cart Drawer & Cart Popup 4K+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Highlighting Code Block 10K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too low 20 E Editor Bridge 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 15 too high 21 Theme SCSS Compiler 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 13 too high 22 Neurogenesis Styler – Block Editor Typography, Spacing & Design Controls 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓3 23 Document Embedder Addons for Elementor – Embed Documents in Elementor Websites 6K+ · 3.7★ (7) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Feedspace Review Widgets 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓5 1 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.