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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “html5 clock”

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 “html5 clock”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 17. 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

Countdown Clock shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.6★ average from 12 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 If-So Dynamic Content – Elementor & All Page Builders Personalization 7K+ · 4.7★ (92) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 Easy Timer 1K+ · 4.3★ (17) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too low 3 Alert Box Block – Grab Attention with Eye-Catching Notices 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Countdown Timer Block – build urgency for events and launches 2K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 Local Time Clock 1K+ · 3.1★ (10) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 LandTech Extras for Elementor 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↑2 1 too high 7 Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 400+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too high 8 MUQ Vacation Mode & Notice Bar for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Keryx Signage — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 ConferenceManager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 A1 Tools 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓3 4 too low 12 Bg BTime 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓3 2 too low 13 Customer Cloud Gallery – Google Drive & Dropbox Image Gallery 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 LingoCanvas — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 MoonPress Chat 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 jQuery Banner Rotator WordPress Plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓4 1 too low 17 Countdown Clock 200+ · 1.6★ (12) wp.org #9 8 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.