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

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 “reminders”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

Email Reminders shows at wp.org #5 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

ShopMagic – email automation for WordPress places #12 on merit, 4.6★ from 78 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #1 2 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #2 3 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #4 ↑9 1 too low 4 Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce – Recover Lost Sales with Automated Emails 300K+ · 4.8★ (625) wp.org #3 ↑5 1 too high 5 Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 10K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP 30K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #7 ↓3 1 too low 7 Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 60K+ · 4.4★ (586) wp.org #9 ↓3 2 too low 8 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (106) wp.org #8 ↓3 9 PublishPress Planner – Editorial Calendar, Marketing Content, Kanban Board 6K+ · 4.9★ (178) wp.org #11 ↑6 2 too low 10 CartBounty – Save and recover abandoned carts for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Events Made Easy 1K+ · 4.6★ (111) wp.org #16 ↑3 5 too low 12 ShopMagic – email automation for WordPress 10K+ · 4.6★ (78) wp.org #20 ↓6 8 too low 13 Revopic – Photo Reviews for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 Easy Appointments 10K+ · 4.3★ (131) wp.org #15 ↑7 1 too low 15 Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.1★ (85) wp.org #14 ↓5 1 too high 16 Timetics – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling 2K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too low 17 Easy Appointment Booking & Scheduling Plugin – Webba Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #24 ↓1 7 too low 18 WP Updates Notifier 20K+ · 4.2★ (35) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #18 ↑3 1 too high 20 Browser Tab Title Reminder 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 ↓1 8 too high 21 Email Reminders 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #5 ↓2 16 too high 22 Coreem – Coupon Reminder for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 N Ni Payment Reminder For WooCommerce 100+ · 2.9★ (7) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar 30K+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.