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

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 “timetable”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Online Lesson Booking shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 91 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 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4626) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress 30K+ · 4.3★ (69) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Daily Prayer Time 1K+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #3 4 Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas 2K+ · 4.4★ (187) wp.org #4 5 Salat Times 500+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #5 6 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 The School Management – Education & Learning ERP 800+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 School Management System – WPSchoolPress 1K+ · 4.0★ (21) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Theater for WordPress 600+ · 4.9★ (25) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Course Booking System 90+ · 3.8★ (13) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Muslim Prayer Time BD – Prayer Reminder for Bangladesh 200+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 YeeMail — Email Template Builder & Customizer 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Travelmanager Buchungssoftware 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 14 F Fair Timetable 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Responsive Table for Elementor 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 O Online Lesson Booking 500+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Robina 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 CookieRay – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (GDPR/CCPA Compliant) 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Din – Muslim Prayer Timetable — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Timetable — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 3 too low 21 WSTech Visual Table Builder 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 X XllenTech Salat Timings 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 5 too high 23 Food Truck Locator 20+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too high 24 Copuloo – Phone System 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 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.