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

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 “timesheet”, we and wp.org disagree 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

Electronic Signature Add-on for Fluent Forms shows at wp.org #10 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 200+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms 20K+ · 4.4★ (433) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Dynamic Time 200+ · 4.7★ (21) wp.org #2 3 User Login History 10K+ · 4.6★ (29) wp.org #3 4 Signature Add-On for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Timesheet by BestWebSoft 60+ · 2.7★ (6) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 FluentBoards – Project Management, Task Management, Goal Tracking, Kanban Board, and, Team Collaboration 6K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #17 ↓1 11 too low 7 WP Forms Signature Contract Add-On 800+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 Ninja Forms Signature Contract Add-On 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Ndizi Project Management 10+ · 3.5★ (4) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 Devlapse Time Logging — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Hourvia – Employee Timesheets & Job Site Time Tracking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 WPChef Employee Attendance Tracker 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 EmpRoster — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 7 too low 14 Orbis 10+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #24 ↓1 10 too low 15 Electronic Signature Add-on for Fluent Forms 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 Plain Tracker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 P Polar Bear Time Sheet — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Electronic Signature Add-on for Forminator 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 WebQuicky – Employee Time Clock — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Hypamoon Connect — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 StoreCashier – POS, Inventory & Business Suite for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 Prozence — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 NavThemes Employee Ratings — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 B Bluetrait Connector Client — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 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.