wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tinymce comment”

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 comment”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 2 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

Japanese font for WordPress(Previously: Japanese Font for TinyMCE) shows at wp.org #3 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 11 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

WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 1916 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Black Studio TinyMCE Widget 200K+ · 4.8★ (191) wp.org #1 2

Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ · 4.9★ (2433) wp.org #6 4 too low 3

Parsi Date | بسته فارسی ساز وردپرس و ووکامرس پارسی دیت 100K+ · 4.6★ (130) wp.org #4 1 too low 4

Download Manager 100K+ · 4.1★ (1006) wp.org #9 5 too low 5

Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #10 5 too low 6

Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) heavy footprint wp.org #7 1 too low 7

Comment Form Editor with TinyMCE 80+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #2 5 too high 8

AddQuicktag 100K+ · 4.7★ (44) wp.org #8 9

Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #17 8 too low 10

Enlighter – Customizable Syntax Highlighter 10K+ · 4.8★ (65) wp.org #12 2 too low 11

WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1916) wp.org #20 9 too low 12

WP Coder – Insert & Manage Code Snippets 10K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #11 1 too high 13

AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #24 11 too low 14

Japanese font for WordPress(Previously: Japanese Font for TinyMCE) 10K+ · 3.8★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #3 11 too high 15

WP EXtra – One Click Optimize 6K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #15 16

Comment Mention 100+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #5 11 too high 17

Inline Image Upload for BBPress 3K+ · 4.6★ (65) wp.org #19 2 too low 18

CMB2 300K+ · 5.0★ (91) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #16 2 too high 19

Timed Content 5K+ · 4.6★ (41) wp.org #18 1 too high 20

Secure Custom Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (69) heavy footprint wp.org #22 1 too low 22

Markup Markdown 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #14 8 too high 23 B BuddyPress Docs 6K+ · 4.4★ (35) wp.org #21 2 too high 24

MRW Simplified Editor 100+ · 5.0★ (4) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #13 11 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.