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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wp 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 “wp timetable”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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.

O

Ranked above its merit

Online Lesson Booking shows at wp.org #13 but places #22 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress 30K+ · 4.3★ (69) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #3 4 Salon Booking System – Appointment Booking for Salons, Barbershops & Spas 2K+ · 4.4★ (187) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Daily Prayer Time 1K+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Gym Builder – Class Timetable & Booking for Gyms, Fitness & Yoga Studios 100+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Theater for WordPress 600+ · 4.9★ (25) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 School Management System – WPSchoolPress 1K+ · 4.0★ (21) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 The School Management – Education & Learning ERP 700+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Bit Social – Social Media Auto Poster and Scheduler 6K+ · 4.5★ (36) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 YeeMail — Email Template Builder & Customizer 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 F Fair Timetable 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Pinned Feed Notices – Sticky Announcements for BuddyPress 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Robina 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Responsive Table for Elementor 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Din – Muslim Prayer Timetable — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Timetable — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 CookieRay – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (GDPR/CCPA Compliant) 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 X XllenTech Salat Timings 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Food Truck Locator 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #21 22 O Online Lesson Booking 500+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #13 9 too high 23 WSTech Visual Table Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Five Prayer 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.