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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “roadmap timeline”

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 “roadmap timeline”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

WBD Timeline Block For Gutenberg shows at wp.org #12 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 30+ 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.

Buried gem

Cool Flipbox – Shortcode & Gutenberg Block places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 103 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) 70K+ · 4.8★ (248) wp.org #1 2 Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) 20K+ · 4.7★ (333) wp.org #2 3 Timeline Block – tell your story with elegant timelines 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 4 Vertical Timeline Widget for Elementor 10K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #14 9 too low 6 Timeline Block For Gutenberg 9K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Post Timeline 700+ · 4.2★ (21) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 Timeline Module for Divi 3K+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Cool Flipbox – Shortcode & Gutenberg Block 5K+ · 4.8★ (103) wp.org #21 ↓1 11 too low 11 Timeline Module for Beaver Builder 2K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Advanced Timeline Block 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Sucuri Security – Auditing, Malware Scanner and Security Hardening 600K+ · 4.2★ (386) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.5★ (108) wp.org #17 ↑2 3 too low 15 Timeline – Tell Your Story Through Events and Milestones 2K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Podlove Podcast Publisher 3K+ · 4.3★ (45) wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 Changeloger – Changelog, Release Notes, Roadmap & Feature Requests 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 FormsDB – Save Elementor Forms to Google Sheets & Post Type 20K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too low 19 Timeline Blocks 400+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 Dear Timeline (Best Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 WBD Timeline Block For Gutenberg 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 9 too high 22 Ultimate Timeline – Responsive History Timeline 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 Timeline Full Widget 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Product Roadmap 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.