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

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 “prayer”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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.

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Ranked above its merit

XllenTech Salat Timings shows at wp.org #11 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Daily Prayer Time 1K+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #1 2 Muslim Prayer Time-Salah/Iqamah 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Salat Times 500+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 Muslim Prayer Time BD – Prayer Reminder for Bangladesh 200+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Muslim Prayer Times 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 GoPray 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 A AZAN Plugin 500+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #22 15 too low 8 GoPrayer 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Bible Reading Plans 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Five Prayer 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 WAQTUNA Prayer Times — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too low 12 PrayerPop – Chat, Prayer Requests & Testimonies — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Islam Practice Prayer Schedule — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 14 Din – Muslim Prayer Timetable — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 15 Smart Masjid Prayer Timings — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 16 JW Prayer Times — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 MasjidHub – Prayer Times & Mosque Widgets — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 Prayer Times Bangla 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 The Pope Video 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 X XllenTech Salat Timings 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 JetPrayer – Islamic Prayer Times — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Adawat Tools: Prayer Times & Hijri Date – أدوات — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Intercessor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓6 5 too high 24 Koinonia Link 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.