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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “persian calendar”

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 “persian calendar”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 2 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

Persian Text and Date Converter shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Email Template Designer – WP HTML Mail places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 87 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 پارسی دیت – Parsi Date 100K+ · 4.6★ (130) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 تقویم فارسی – Persian Calendar 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Persian Date 2K+ · 4.5★ (16) wp.org #3 4 Appointment Booking Calendar 1K+ · 4.2★ (92) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too low 6 Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Tockify Events Calendar 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Email Template Designer – WP HTML Mail 20K+ · 4.8★ (87) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Booking Calendar Contact Form 500+ · 3.6★ (32) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Admin Management Xtended 5K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12 Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat ⚡️ 6K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin 600+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Flipa PDF Flipbook – PDF Viewer and Page Flip Book 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Pars Kit – پارس کیت 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Easy!Appointments 500+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 Persian Calendar – تقویم فارسی(شمسی) 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 Persian Office Automation SaaS 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Persian Kit: Complete Persian/Jalali Pack | پیشرفته‌ترین فارسی ساز وردپرس و ووکامرس 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Afghanistan Calendar – Hijri Shamsi — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Intl DateTime Calendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Siternet Persian Date Converter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Product Expiration Easy Peasy 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Persian Text and Date Converter 40+ · 1.0★ (1) 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.