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

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 text”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 16. 3 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

SimpleSocial shows at wp.org #4 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 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

LogIQ – Intelligent Debug Log Viewer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #2 1 too high 4 S SuperCPT 600+ · 5.0★ (14) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 11 too low 5

Easy Error Log 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #3 2 too high 6

Redact — Blackout & Erasure Poetry — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #5 1 too high 7 P Pushover Notifications for WordPress 200+ · 3.6★ (14) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 6 too low 8

Sublime Custom CSS Editor 100+ · 5.0★ (3) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #11 3 too low 9

SimpleSocial 100+ · 3.0★ (2) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 5 too high 10

SublimeTheme – Advanced Addons for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 3 too high 11

Sublime Custom JS Editor 200+ · 5.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 1 too high 12

Spintax — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #8 4 too high 13

HookTrace – Trace Hooks with Precision — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #9 4 too high 14 S SyntaxHighlighter – Spacegray 20+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 2 too high 15 U Updated Today Banner 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 1 too low 16

HTML Post Editor 100+ · 3.0★ (3) not PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 2 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.