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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress timeline block”

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 “wordpress timeline block”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Timeline – Tell Your Story Through Events and Milestones shows at wp.org #11 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 729 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Timeline Widget For Elementor (Elementor Timeline, Vertical & Horizontal Timeline) 70K+ · 4.8★ (248) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) 20K+ · 4.7★ (333) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too low 3 Timeline Block For Gutenberg 9K+ · 4.4★ (11) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too low 5 Timeline Block – tell your story with elegant timelines 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too low 8 Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin 100K+ · 4.8★ (167) wp.org #14 ↑3 6 too low 9 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #16 7 too low 10 Ultimate Blocks – 25+ Gutenberg Blocks for Block Editor 50K+ · 4.9★ (729) wp.org #18 ↑1 8 too low 11 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #13 ↑2 2 too low 12 Advanced Timeline Block 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 Vertical Timeline Widget for Elementor 10K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Easy Social Feed – All In One Social Feed Plugin for WordPress 30K+ · 4.6★ (502) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Getwid – Gutenberg Blocks 50K+ · 4.7★ (115) wp.org #23 ↑1 8 too low 16 GutenKit – Page Builder Blocks, Patterns, and Templates for Gutenberg Block Editor 80K+ · 4.5★ (48) wp.org #19 ↓5 3 too low 17 Timeline Module for Divi 3K+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 BlockArt Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder Blocks ,WordPress Block Plugin, Sections & Template Library 10K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #22 ↑1 4 too low 19 Timeline Blocks 400+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #8 ↑1 11 too high 20 Responsive Blocks – Page Builder for Blocks & Patterns 3K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Advanced Post Block – Display Your Posts Exactly How You Want 10K+ · 4.2★ (17) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 VK Blocks 100K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓3 7 too high 23 Timeline – Tell Your Story Through Events and Milestones 2K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #11 12 too high 24 Flexa Block – Blocks & Page Builder 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 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.