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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “datetime”

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 “datetime”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 5 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

Exif Details shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales places #10 on merit, 4.4★ from 136 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 wp.org
1 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Bulk Datetime Change 6K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too low 4 تقویم فارسی – Persian Calendar 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Checkout Field Editor for WooCommerce – Checkout Manager 20K+ · 4.9★ (165) wp.org #14 ↓1 9 too low 6 Chwazi – Delivery & Pickup Scheduling for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 S Smart Custom Fields 50K+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 Date Time Field Add-On for Gravity Form 1K+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 Timed Content 5K+ · 4.6★ (41) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too low 10 Event Espresso – Event Registration & Ticketing Sales 500+ · 4.4★ (136) wp.org #20 ↓2 10 too low 11 Snow Monkey Blocks 30K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 too high 12 Ele Conditions for Elementor 2K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too high 13 Advanced Classic Editor 2K+ · 4.0★ (10) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 ACF Photo Gallery Field 60K+ · 4.0★ (29) wp.org #23 ↓3 9 too low 15 Coding Chicken – JetEngine Importer 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Shipday Local Delivery for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Exif Details 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑2 8 too high 18 All Users Filter 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 Intl DateTime Calendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 D Date/Time Fields for Gravity Forms 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Variation Auto Expire For WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too high 22 DayPick: Date Fields for Contact Form 7 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓2 4 too high 23 Advanced Date Time Field For Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, WPForms, Elementor & Fluent Forms 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 powerSearch for bbPress 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓2 3 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.