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

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 zone”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Zone Manager (Zoninator) shows at wp.org #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 1071 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #1 2 Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics 30K+ · 4.1★ (233) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 WP Date and Time Shortcode 10K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #3 4 MX Time Zone Clocks 1K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #14 ↑4 6 too low 9 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too low 10 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #15 ↑5 5 too low 11 PI Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin 50K+ · 3.8★ (397) wp.org #17 ↓4 5 too low 13 OneSignal – Web Push Notifications 60K+ · 4.3★ (360) wp.org #18 ↓4 5 too low 14 Price Based on Country for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (262) wp.org #21 ↓4 7 too low 15 All in One Time Clock Lite – Tracking Employee Time Has Never Been Easier 500+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #5 10 too high 16 Shipping Zones by Drawing for WooCommerce 500+ · 4.1★ (24) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 Z Zone Manager (Zoninator) 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 WPSSO Schema Shipping Delivery Time for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Simple Digital Clock 🕒 500+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #22 ↓3 3 too low 20 Mailster WordPress Newsletter Plugin 7K+ · 3.5★ (8) wp.org #20 21 If-So Geolocation 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Time Zone Converter 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 Order Delivery Date Time & Pickup for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓3 4 too high 24 SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar 30K+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #13 11 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.