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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tiny mce 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 “tiny mce editor”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

PilotPress shows at wp.org #11 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 900+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.2★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Download Manager 100K+ · 4.1★ (1006) wp.org #1 2 Re-add text underline and justify 50K+ · 4.7★ (25) wp.org #2 3 Logo Carousel – Responsive Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery 20K+ · 4.7★ (162) wp.org #4 ↑8 1 too low 4 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #6 ↓3 2 too low 5 Visual Editor Custom Buttons 3K+ · 4.6★ (37) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Tuskcode Map Pro for Bing Maps 600+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #7 ↑2 1 too low 7 Structured Content (JSON-LD) #wpsc 30K+ · 4.6★ (25) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too low 8 Simple Content Templates for Blog Posts & Pages 1K+ · 4.0★ (24) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Wp anything slider 200+ · 3.7★ (7) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Perfect Font Awesome Integration 100+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #5 ↓1 5 too high 11 Materialize Accordions 50+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 MaxiCharts 100+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 App Store Assistant 30+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Content Parts 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15 Desku.io – Live Chat, Help Desk & Knowledge Base 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 16 AddFunc WYSIWYG Helper 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Rundiz Downloads — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Awesome Widgets for SiteOrigin Page Builder 500+ · 2.8★ (5) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 SV Gravity Forms Enhancer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 C Contact Form 7 Tiny MCE 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 A Add Popup To TinyMCE 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 AddFunc IDs 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 23 PilotPress 900+ · 2.2★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 too high 24 Awesome Fontawesome Collection 100+ · 1.5★ (2) wp.org #16 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.