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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “create reminders”

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 “create reminders”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 7 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

Email Reminders shows at wp.org #6 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

LiteSpeed Cache places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 2778 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #1 2 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #2 3 Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 10K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #3 4 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce – Recover Lost Sales with Automated Emails 300K+ · 4.8★ (626) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP 30K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 PublishPress Planner – Editorial Calendar, Marketing Content, Kanban Board 6K+ · 4.9★ (178) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 RSVP and Event Management 3K+ · 4.4★ (58) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too low 10 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 60K+ · 4.4★ (586) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435) wp.org #21 ↓3 8 too low 14 Easy Appointments 10K+ · 4.3★ (131) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #18 ↑3 3 too low 16 ShopMagic – email automation for WordPress 10K+ · 4.6★ (78) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 CartBounty – Save and recover abandoned carts for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Revopic – Photo Reviews for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Simple Points and Rewards for WooCommerce – Create a Loyalty Program 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #8 12 too high 21 Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.1★ (84) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Coreem – Coupon Reminder for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 11 too high 23 Email Reminders 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #6 17 too high 24 SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar 30K+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.