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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “monday”

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 “monday”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 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

Header Promo – grab attention with a top bar announcement shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 1138 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too low 2 WP Date and Time Shortcode 10K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Advanced Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too low 5 Advanced Coupons for WooCommerce – BOGO, Store Credit & WooCommerce Coupons 20K+ · 4.4★ (184) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ · 4.8★ (1138) wp.org #17 ↓1 11 too low 7 YayPricing – WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing & Discounts 3K+ · 5.0★ (72) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too low 8 WPC Product Timer for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #4 ↑1 4 too high 9 HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (170) wp.org #15 ↑7 6 too low 10 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals for WooCommerce 100+ · 3.5★ (6) wp.org #1 9 too high 11 Church Content – Sermons, Events and More 3K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Availability Datepicker – Booking Calendar for Contact Form 7 – Input WP 10K+ · 4.1★ (42) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 Product Labels For Woocommerce (Sale Badges) 10K+ · 4.6★ (54) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ · 4.6★ (82) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #8 ↑3 7 too high 16 Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance 10K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 Content No Cache | Serve uncached partial content even when you add it to a page that is fully cached. 200+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 CP Multi View Events Calendar 900+ · 4.3★ (46) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 Raffle Play Woocommerce 700+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 Current Year, Symbols and IP Shortcode 10K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 Feedbucket – Website Feedback Tool 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 Drip – Marketing Automation for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 Interacti Forms Connector For monday 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Header Promo – grab attention with a top bar announcement 400+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #12 12 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.