wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tomorrow theme”

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 “tomorrow theme”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Static Posts for Twitter – Embed x.com Tweets without an iframe shows at wp.org #6 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ 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

WP-PostRatings places #7 on merit, 4.4★ from 178 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Delivery & Pickup Date Time for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (282) wp.org #1 2

Brave – Create Popup, Optins, Lead Generation, Survey, Sticky Elements & Interactive Content 20K+ · 4.8★ (209) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3

The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block 10K+ · 4.7★ (101) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4

ProScores – Live Scores 800+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #2 2 too high 5

Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.5★ (108) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too low 6

Events Search & Filter Bar for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7

WP-PostRatings 20K+ · 4.4★ (178) wp.org #14 ↑1 7 too low 8

Slickstream: Engagement and Conversions 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9

Comments – GraphComment | AI-Moderated Comment System 400+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #11 ↑2 2 too low 10

WPC Product Timer for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.8★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↑2 2 too low 11

DayOfWeek 300+ · 4.6★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #4 ↓1 7 too high 12

Estimated delivery date per product for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.3★ (83) wp.org #18 6 too low 13

Users Birthday Email 90+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↑1 5 too high 15

AADMY – Add Auto Date Month Year Into Posts 400+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #22 7 too low 16

Static Posts for Twitter – Embed x.com Tweets without an iframe 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #6 ↑1 10 too high 17

DineKit – Restaurant Menu, Online Ordering, Table Reservations & POS 70+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #24 7 too low 18

Business Hours & Holiday Schedule Manager 100+ · 4.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #13 5 too high 19

Simple Show Date 100+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #17 2 too high 20

Date Filters, Date Picker & Unique IDs for Gravity Forms – Hero Add-On 70+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too high 21

OTYS Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22

AZScore: Live Score and football fixures and results 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23

EV Puzzles 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #23 24

SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar 30K+ · 1.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↑1 8 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.