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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “hebrew 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 “hebrew date”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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

Jewish Date shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Books Gallery – Book Showcase, Library & Affiliate Plugin places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 92 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Hebrew Date 600+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #1 2 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too low 3 Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282) wp.org #3 4 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #6 ↑7 2 too low 5 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups 20K+ · 4.9★ (701) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ · 4.7★ (1125) wp.org #9 ↑2 2 too low 8 Simple Download Monitor 20K+ · 4.7★ (158) wp.org #14 ↓4 6 too low 9 Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) wp.org #11 ↑3 2 too low 10 Lenix Leads Collector 10K+ · 4.4★ (25) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Product Delivery Date for WooCommerce – Lite 1K+ · 4.1★ (13) wp.org #4 ↑1 7 too high 12 Books Gallery – Book Showcase, Library & Affiliate Plugin 2K+ · 4.8★ (92) wp.org #21 ↑1 9 too low 13 Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #16 ↑2 3 too low 14 Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355) wp.org #19 ↓4 5 too low 15 Blog Filter – Post Grid Filter by Category or Tag 7K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 Radius Portfolio – Filterable Grid, Gallery & Slider Portfolio 7K+ · 4.6★ (38) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 too low 17 Product Bundle Builder for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #18 ↑2 1 too low 18 Better Plugin Compatibility Control 4K+ · 4.3★ (19) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 DK PDF – WordPress PDF Generator 3K+ · 4.5★ (44) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 Fluent PDF Generator 20K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↓3 8 too high 21 Print, PDF & Email by PrintFriendly 20K+ · 3.8★ (237) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Admin Management Xtended 5K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #15 ↑1 7 too high 23 Flipa PDF Flipbook – PDF Viewer and Page Flip Book 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Jewish Date 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓3 14 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.