wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “team 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 “team block”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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 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

Team Member Block shows at wp.org #3 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 1K+ 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

Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 27821 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) heavy footprint wp.org #1 2

Team – Team Members Showcase Plugin 10K+ · 4.5★ (67) wp.org #2 ↑1 3

Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) heavy footprint wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too low 4

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8708) wp.org #8 4 too low 5

Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) heavy footprint wp.org #5 ↑4 6

All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7

Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8

Responsive Team Members Showcase, Team Grid, Team Slider, and Staff List – Smart Team (formerly WP Team) 5K+ · 4.7★ (92) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9

Team Members Showcase 4K+ · 4.9★ (21) thin reviews wp.org #6 ↓2 3 too high 10

Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11

WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #10 ↓3 1 too high 12

Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) heavy footprint wp.org #13 ↑4 1 too low 13

Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) heavy footprint wp.org #16 ↑2 3 too low 14

PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions 20K+ · 4.7★ (204) wp.org #20 ↑1 6 too low 15

Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too low 16

Map Block for Google Maps 20K+ · 4.6★ (21) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17

Team Member Block 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #3 ↑2 14 too high 18

Dynamic Team Manager – Team Member Showcase with grid, slider, table Elementor widget & shortcode 900+ · 4.6★ (25) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #23 5 too low 19

Timeline Block For Gutenberg 9K+ · 4.4★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓3 1 too high 20

Table Of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓3 3 too high 21

Easy Tabs Block – Smart, Lightweight & Responsive Tabs for the Block Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓3 1 too low 22

WP Team – WordPress Team Member Plugin 500+ · 4.3★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23

WBD Team Member – Gutenberg Block 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #24 1 too low 24

Team Section Block – Showcase Team Members with Layout Options 1K+ · 3.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓3 9 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.