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

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

Ranked above its merit

Dynamic Year Block shows at wp.org #7 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups places #5 on merit, 4.4★ from 859 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #1 2 WP Crontrol 300K+ · 4.4★ (167) wp.org #2 3 HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (170) wp.org #3 ↑5 4 User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ · 4.7★ (738) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #15 ↑1 10 too low 6 FakerPress 10K+ · 4.9★ (205) wp.org #16 ↑1 10 too low 7 Online Active Users 2K+ · 4.7★ (51) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Simple Google Calendar Outlook Events Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 ↓1 4 too high 9 WP Date and Time Shortcode 10K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too low 10 تقویم فارسی – Persian Calendar 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too high 11 Users Registration Date – Sortable Users Column 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 too high 12 Timed Content 5K+ · 4.6★ (41) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 User Login History 10K+ · 4.6★ (29) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too high 14 Dynamic Year Block 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #7 ↓1 7 too high 15 WP GoToWebinar 600+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #12 ↑2 3 too high 16 Coming Soon & Maintenance Mode by Colorlib 5K+ · 4.7★ (42) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Restrict Dates Add-On for Gravity Forms 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too high 18 iCalendrier 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 ↑3 1 too low 19 DayOfWeek 300+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #17 ↑4 2 too high 20 Timezone Conversion Widget 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 World Clocks 100+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 AI Agent by SiteGround 1M+ · 1.7★ (98) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 iiTech Global Language & Timezone — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Simple Countdown Timer – Sales, Launch and Event Countdowns 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.