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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “vector 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 “vector editor”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor shows at wp.org #10 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.6★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! places #10 on merit, 4.2★ from 551 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #1 2 AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 MapSVG – Vector maps, Image maps, Google Maps 1K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 SVG Support 1M+ · 4.8★ (356) wp.org #4 5 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too low 7 Vigilant – 100% Free Security Suite: Firewall, 2FA, Login, Headers, Scanner… 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #7 8 MxChat – AI Chatbot & Content Generation for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #8 9 wpForo Forum 20K+ · 4.7★ (390) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #21 ↓7 11 too low 11 AI Puffer – AI Chatbot & MCP Server for Claude and ChatGPT 10K+ · 4.6★ (166) wp.org #20 ↓2 9 too low 12 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #22 ↑1 9 too low 14 WP SVG Images 30K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 SVG Editor: Upload & Change Colors 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 11 too high 17 ImageLinks – Interactive Image Builder with Hotspots 1K+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 MyCryptoCheckout – Bitcoin, Ethereum, and 100+ altcoins for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 FileBird Document Library 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #14 ↑8 5 too high 20 Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #15 ↑2 5 too high 21 Qyrr – simply and modern QR-Code creation 2K+ · 3.8★ (21) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #10 ↑2 12 too high 23 PicPoints – Interactive Image Map & Hotspot Builder 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↑3 6 too high 24 SVGator 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓2 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.