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

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

XllenTech Salat Timings shows at wp.org #5 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 19 places. Its 20+ 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.

Buried gem

Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Solution! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 575 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #1 2 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (742) wp.org #2 ↑5 3 bbPress 100K+ · 3.9★ (343) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #7 ↓2 3 too low 5 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement Analytics 60K+ · 4.8★ (283) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 HTTP Headers 40K+ · 4.3★ (70) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons 30K+ · 4.7★ (173) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too low 9 Content Control – The Ultimate Content Restriction Solution! Restrict Content, Create Conditional Blocks & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (575) wp.org #23 ↓3 14 too low 10 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #22 ↓4 12 too low 11 Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.1★ (85) wp.org #16 ↓3 5 too low 12 Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #14 ↓3 2 too low 13 Gallery with thumbnail slider 3K+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 SMS Abandoned Cart Recovery – CartBoss 400+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Responsive Slideshow – Photo Carousel 2K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 Printus – Automatic Cloud Order Printing for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (27) wp.org #24 ↓1 8 too low 17 Bolt CTA Button – Floating Call Button for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too high 18 Klaviyo 100K+ · 2.8★ (24) wp.org #17 ↓2 1 too high 19 Image Ticker Carousel | by Creavi 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 P Page Optimize 200K+ · 3.0★ (5) wp.org #4 ↓1 16 too high 21 Muslim Prayer Time-Salah/Iqamah 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↑3 2 too high 22 Axeptio – Cookie Banner – GDPR Consent & Compliance with a friendly touch 8K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 Swipe Slider – Make dynamic slider with solid, gradient, or image background 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 X XllenTech Salat Timings 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 19 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.