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

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 “timber”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 4 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

PTAPS – Post Type Archive Pages and Permalink Settings shows at wp.org #4 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 80+ 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

Cloudinary – Deliver Images and Videos at Scale places #5 on merit, 4.0★ from 64 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #1 2 Gantry 5 Framework 7K+ · 4.6★ (34) wp.org #2 3 WindPress – Tailwind CSS integration for WordPress 3K+ · 5.0★ (37) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Theme and plugin translation for Polylang (TTfP) 10K+ · 4.7★ (35) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Cloudinary – Deliver Images and Videos at Scale 5K+ · 4.0★ (64) wp.org #17 ↓1 12 too low 6 PriceWise – Measurement Price Calculator for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 WPSummarize – AI Summaries with key takeaways for your posts 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #18 ↓3 11 too low 8 P PTAPS – Post Type Archive Pages and Permalink Settings 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↓1 4 too high 9 C Clear cache for Timber 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 C Custom Query Shortcode 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too high 11 Wizard Blocks Manager for Gutenberg 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 PageViews Counter 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too low 13 AC Custom Loop Shortcode 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too high 14 Dzine Digital Made-to-Measure Pricing for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Essence Measure and Price for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too high 16 Timber Debug Bar 500+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 3 too high 17 ACF Timber Integration 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓2 3 too high 18 Query monitor Twig profile 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 Okto Shareable Draft Previews 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓2 3 too high 20 Editor for Timber 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 Ringier-Bus 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 Bulwarden 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 Heisy – AI Product Videos for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too high 24 bad_ip WP 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓2 4 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.