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

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 “sublime”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 5 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

EasyMe Connect shows at wp.org #8 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 500+ 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.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Git it Write – Write posts from GitHub 100+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #1 2

Coder Block 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #2 1 too high 4

Simple Code Block 200+ · 4.9★ (9) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 9 too low 5 S SuperCPT 600+ · 5.0★ (14) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #21 16 too low 6

LogIQ – Intelligent Debug Log Viewer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 2 too high 7

Evereye for Woocommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #3 4 too high 8

Easy Error Log 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #5 3 too high 9

SublimeTheme – Advanced Addons for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #6 3 too high 10

Vaaky Highlighter — Syntax Highlighter, Code Blocks, Line Numbers for Gutenberg 10+ · 4.5★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #11 1 too low 11

Redact — Blackout & Erasure Poetry — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 4 too high 12

Sublime Custom CSS Editor 100+ · 5.0★ (3) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 4 too low 13 P Pushover Notifications for WordPress 200+ · 3.6★ (14) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 7 too low 14

Sublime Custom JS Editor 200+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 1 too low 15

Spintax — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #14 1 too high 16

EasyMe Connect 500+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #8 8 too high 17

HookTrace – Trace Hooks with Precision — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #12 5 too high 18

SimpleSocial 100+ · 3.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #10 8 too high 19 P Page Map — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 2 too high 20 U Updated Today Banner 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #22 2 too low 21 S SyntaxHighlighter – Spacegray 20+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 2 too high 22

HTML Post Editor 100+ · 3.0★ (3) not PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 4 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.