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

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 notes”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Email Reminders shows at wp.org #6 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 17 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

Customer Reviews for WooCommerce places #1 on merit, 4.8★ from 1539 reviews, but shows at wp.org #5. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #5 4 too low 2 Peter's Post Notes – Admin Notes for Posts and Pages 3K+ · 4.9★ (26) wp.org #2 3 Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce – Recover Lost Sales with Automated Emails 300K+ · 4.8★ (626) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Site Reviews 60K+ · 4.9★ (376) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 PublishPress Planner – Editorial Calendar, Marketing Content, Kanban Board 6K+ · 4.9★ (178) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 KeepInMind Dashboard Notes 300+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #11 12 Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 60K+ · 4.4★ (586) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (524) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 Easy Appointments 10K+ · 4.3★ (131) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas 2K+ · 4.4★ (187) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Frontend User Notes 70+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 12 too high 17 VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS 8K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Timetics – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling 2K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Noted! 1K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Wired Impact Volunteer Management 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 EU Withdrawal and Legal Guarantee Compliance 1K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Bandsintown Events 4K+ · 3.3★ (8) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Email Reminders 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #6 17 too high 24 Content Reminder 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 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.