wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tinymce advanced”
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 “tinymce advanced”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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.
Ranked above its merit
Japanese font for WordPress(Previously: Japanese Font for TinyMCE) shows at wp.org #5 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.8★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 2433 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ · 4.5★ (354)
wp.org #1 2 
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440)
wp.org #2 3 
Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ · 4.8★ (191)
wp.org #3 ↑1 4 
Advanced WordPress Backgrounds 30K+ · 4.8★ (44)
wp.org #4 ↑1 5 Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ · 4.9★ (2433)
wp.org #10 ↑4 5 too low 6 
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418)
wp.org #9 3 too low 7 
Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro 2K+ · 4.7★ (96)
wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 
Parsi Date | بسته فارسی ساز وردپرس و ووکامرس پارسی دیت 100K+ · 4.6★ (130)
wp.org #8 ↑2 9 
Disable Gutenberg 500K+ · 5.0★ (735)
wp.org #12 3 too low 10 
File Manager Pro – Filester 100K+ · 4.9★ (155)
wp.org #13 ↑3 3 too low 11 
Download Manager 100K+ · 4.1★ (1006)
wp.org #15 ↑2 4 too low 12 
Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510)
wp.org #16 ↓3 4 too low 13 
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (758)
wp.org #17 ↑2 4 too low 14 
Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140)
wp.org #20 ↑2 6 too low 15 
Simple Download Monitor 20K+ · 4.7★ (158)
wp.org #21 6 too low 16 
Ditty – Responsive News Tickers, Sliders, and Lists 30K+ · 4.6★ (106)
wp.org #22 ↑1 6 too low 17 
Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter 10K+ · 4.8★ (65)
wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Japanese font for WordPress(Previously: Japanese Font for TinyMCE) 10K+ · 3.8★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↑1 13 too high 19 
Advanced Post Manager 4K+ · 3.5★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↑1 12 too high 20 
Re-add text underline and justify 50K+ · 4.7★ (25)
wp.org #24 4 too low 21 
Advanced Classic Editor 2K+ · 4.0★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #11 10 too high 22 
Classic Editor and Classic Widgets 20K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too high 23 
Term Description: Rich Text Editor (Powered by TinyMCE) for WooCommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↑1 9 too high 24 
DominoPost – Advanced Post Editor with AI Writer, Link Building Suite, Free Google Search Console & GA4 Analytics 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #18 6 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.