wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “echo date”

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 “echo date”, 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

AADMY – Add Auto Date Month Year Into Posts shows at wp.org #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 252 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Echo Knowledge Base – Documentation, FAQs, Chat & Smart Search 10K+ · 4.9★ (124) wp.org #1 2

Bangla Date Display 4K+ · 4.6★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #2 3

Genesis Simple Hooks 20K+ · 4.6★ (22) thin reviews wp.org #4 1 too low 4

Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly Anywhere Elementor) 70K+ · 4.8★ (104) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5

Social Media Feather 10K+ · 4.6★ (506) wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too low 6

Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ · 4.8★ (406) wp.org #14 8 too low 7

Easy Image Gallery 4K+ · 4.6★ (41) wp.org #7 ↑3 8

Nepali Date Converter 800+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #3 5 too high 9

User Login History 10K+ · 4.6★ (29) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too low 10

Simple Shopping Cart 10K+ · 4.6★ (215) wp.org #19 9 too low 11

Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) wp.org #22 ↑1 11 too low 12

ACF Photo Gallery Field 60K+ · 4.0★ (29) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13

My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) wp.org #24 ↓2 11 too low 14

EchoRewards – Refer a Friend Rewards Program for WooCommerce 300+ · 3.9★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #5 9 too high 15

Collapsing Categories 4K+ · 4.1★ (57) wp.org #17 1 too low 17

AADMY – Add Auto Date Month Year Into Posts 400+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #6 11 too high 18

Dynamic Month & Year into Posts 8K+ · 5.0★ (18) thin reviews wp.org #18 19

Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists 6K+ · 5.0★ (16) thin reviews wp.org #21 2 too low 20

Pure Metafields 10K+ · 4.3★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #13 7 too high 21

MJDD Sidrena Cijena 700+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22

ECHO SEO — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↓1 10 too high 23

Echo Date 4 SEO — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #16 7 too high 24

Codeideal Open Fields 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #20 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.