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

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 “time”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

One Time Login shows at wp.org #6 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 40K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #1 2 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Reading Time WP 20K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 WP Date and Time Shortcode 10K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #4 5 Real-Time Find and Replace 70K+ · 4.5★ (82) wp.org #5 6 Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics 30K+ · 4.1★ (233) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 SlimStat Analytics – Real-Time Stats, Heatmaps & Ecommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (816) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule 10K+ · 4.0★ (128) wp.org #8 ↑5 9 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #10 ↓3 1 too low 10 Daily Prayer Time 1K+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #13 ↓2 3 too low 11 Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282) wp.org #14 ↑7 3 too low 12 WP Time Slots Booking Form 1K+ · 5.0★ (41) wp.org #11 ↓2 1 too high 13 Dynamic Time 200+ · 4.7★ (21) wp.org #20 ↓1 7 too low 14 Order Delivery Date And Time 1K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too high 15 MX Time Zone Clocks 1K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too low 16 Read Meter – Reading Time & Progress Bar 10K+ · 4.5★ (19) wp.org #22 ↓2 6 too low 17 Widget Visibility Time Scheduler 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 O One Time Login 40K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 12 too high 19 Time Clock – A WordPress Employee & Volunteer Time Clock Plugin 500+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Date Time Picker for Contact Form 7 20K+ · 3.3★ (21) wp.org #21 ↓3 1 too low 21 Meks Time Ago 10K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #19 ↓4 2 too high 22 All in One Time Clock Lite – Tracking Employee Time Has Never Been Easier 500+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 Date Time Picker for WPForms 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓4 7 too high 24 Real Time Validation For Gravity Forms 500+ · 5.0★ (2) 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.