bookingkit
by bookingkit · Booking & Events
bookingkit allows you to easily make your events and tours bookable - instantly and directly on your website.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
70+
≈79 estimated
Momentum
+36%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “booking”, “booking engine” and “booking software” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
48 health vs 69 average across 1,838 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.7%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 4.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Booking & Events plugin keeps 0.8%, across 940 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Booking & Events plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3656 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
4.9★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3656 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| booking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| booking engine your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| booking software your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| booking system your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| booking tool your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “booking”, “booking engine” and “booking software” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 6 Oct 2022 · 1,486 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 98 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.0y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 27 Oct 2016
1
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 80.
Install history since 21 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ dubdan9.9y ago
As an activity provider I was looking for a strong booking solution that suits me. With bookingkit I was able to optimize my cross-selling potentials, to configure an automatically after-sales-Mail and connect to various prestigious booking platforms. I am glad that I have chosen bookingkit and can just recommend them! This topic was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by dubdan. This topic was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by dubdan.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ citytourberlin10.0y ago
Bin sehr zufrieden mit dem Plugin und mit bookingkit! Der Stern Abzug an dieser Stellenur , weil der gesamte Text auf Englisch ist und meine Tochter mir das erstmal übersetzen musste. Ansonsten top!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dailyhero10.0y ago
Great instructions and easy to implement even for me! Nice interface.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ squadtech10.0y ago
Installed it in my wordpress website since I’m using bookingkit for my bookings now. Worked pretty easy and from what I can see, it works just fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aduerselen10.0y ago
I can recommend the tool to all organizers.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vinoweber10.0y ago
Great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ andrlikda10.0y ago
Nothing else to say.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hummeljanine10.0y ago
One reason for me to sign up with bookingkit was that I was able to connect the software to my website with the plugin. I’m not big in coding, so this made my life a lot easier. The installation was easy and so far (about 4 months), the plugin works just fine without ever having an error or data loss. Great plugin, thanks! This topic was modified 9 years, 8 months ago by hummeljanine.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "bookingkit allows you to easily make your events and tours bookable - instantly and directly on your website."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions PayPal.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 863 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Booking Engine", "booking software", "booking system", "booking tool" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-12 80+ → 70+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-09 70+ → 80+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2026-09-28 80+ → 70+ down after 150 days in tier
- 2026-05-01 70+ → 80+ up after 34 days in tier
- 2026-03-28 80+ → 70+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2026-03-12 70+ → 80+ up after 12 days in tier
- 2026-02-28 80+ → 70+ down after 335 days in tier
- 2025-03-30 90+ → 80+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 60K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
MotoPress Hotel Booking 10K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Booking calendar, Appointment Booking System 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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