How Rankings Work
Understanding Plugin Arena's scoring system
Three Ranking Types
Best Overall
Combines community votes (ELO) and GitHub popularity. The best plugins to use right now.
Rising Stars
Plugins gaining stars rapidly in the last 60 days. Catch the latest trends.
All-Time Favorites
Ranked by total GitHub stars. Time-tested, proven plugins.
ELO Rating System
Adapted from chess ratings, ELO measures each plugin's strength through pairwise voting.
Initial Score
1500
K Factor
K=32
Model
Bradley-Terry
Beat a higher-rated plugin? Big gain. Lose to a lower-rated one? Big drop.
How Your Votes Matter
Every vote directly impacts the rankings.
Two plugins are shown side by side
Pick the one you would actually use
ELO scores update immediately based on the outcome
Confidence Levels
More votes = more reliable rankings.
50+ votes. Ranking is stable and reliable.
10-49 votes. Getting there, more votes help.
Under 10 votes. Early stage, may change significantly.