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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “daylight saving”

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 “daylight saving”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

PostFix shows at wp.org #14 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its — 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

Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 186 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Add to Calendar Button 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #1 2 Timed Content 5K+ · 4.6★ (41) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Tablesome Table – Contact Form DB – WPForms, CF7, Gravity, Forminator, Fluent 7K+ · 4.8★ (89) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186) wp.org #23 19 too low 5 Meerkat Markdown for AI Visibility 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Eventward 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 GT Link Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Local Time Clock 1K+ · 3.1★ (10) wp.org #8 9 ITBoffins Live Opening Hours Banner & Table 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Time.now Clock Widget 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Bookance Appointment Booking – Booking Calendar, Staff Scheduling & Email Reminders 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 Stuff & Things Business Hours — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 JeyTech Checkout Hours for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 14 Liturgical Day of the Week 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Codiffy Store Hours for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 16 Worldtides Widget 100+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓2 8 too low 17 Omnia Booking Engine — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Tourpoint — Property Video Tours — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 Navarro Booking for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 PostFix — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 Global Time Ghost – Local Time Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 SaveTheDate for Gravity Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Buildler: Book and Grow — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 TaxiAppli Réservations — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 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.