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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “elementor timeline”

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 “elementor timeline”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 3 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

Timeline Block For Gutenberg shows at wp.org #9 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 9K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.4★ average from 11 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 172 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #1 2 Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) 70K+ · 4.8★ (248) wp.org #2 3 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #3 4 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #4 5 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) 20K+ · 4.7★ (333) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #8 ↑3 1 too low 8 Qi Addons For Elementor 200K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #12 ↑1 4 too low 9 Vertical Timeline Widget for Elementor 10K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #16 ↑7 5 too low 12 Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes 200K+ · 4.3★ (74) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 PowerPack Addons for Elementor: Widgets, Form Styler and Templates 70K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #23 ↓4 10 too low 14 Animation Addons – Elementor Addons, GSAP Animations, Elementor V4 Atomic Widgets & Elementor Templates 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor – Elementor Icons library – 14300+ Icons 200K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #13 ↓3 2 too high 16 Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #19 ↓3 3 too low 17 Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.5★ (108) wp.org #17 ↑4 18 HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #24 ↓4 6 too low 19 Timeline Block For Gutenberg 9K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 too high 20 Input Mask For Elementor Form Fields 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #20 ↓5 21 Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ · 3.8★ (79) wp.org #14 ↓2 7 too high 22 Post Timeline 700+ · 4.2★ (21) wp.org #22 ↓4 23 Timeline Module for Divi 3K+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 Cool FormKit Lite – Advanced Form Builder for Elementor 20K+ · 4.6★ (25) wp.org #21 ↓4 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.