Event-O-Matic
by Matthew · Booking & Events
Also makes 1 other plugin · 10+ installs across the portfolio →
Manage submissions to build a community-driven event listing. Allow users to submit events that you can easily review and moderate.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈18 estimated
Momentum
-22%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “event”, “events” and “location” 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.
43 health vs 69 average across 1,839 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.0%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 21.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Booking & Events plugin keeps 0.8%, across 941 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35, 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 3165 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.9.35; the current branch is 6.8
3.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3165 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| event your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| events your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| location your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| places your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “event”, “events” and “location” 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 199 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, alongside the other plugins at 10+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
8.7y ago
latest release · v6.0.1 · 2 Mar 2018
16
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 “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago and the previous band took 24 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 20.
Install history since 24 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bandora10.2y ago
The plugin looked simple and easy to set up at a glance but I could never get the form short code to work. A glance at the support forum showed me that recent posts have gone more than a month without a response so I have decided to pursue a different solution instead.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chrisccx.net10.3y ago
If I could do this and take off the COMMENT Box, I would be thrilled. Also need to also public to submit events.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jwterrill13.3y ago
What a treat when you find a plugin that is lean, does what it says it will do, and is up and running in minutes. Event-O-Matic is one of those plugins. Well done!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ magpie13.5y ago
This plugin is really good if you wish to display a simple event list on a page, have a page per event and offer the public the opportunity to submit their own evets. This is exactly what I needed it for and although there is room for impovement it serves the purpose well. I hope in the future for the ability to list events by region and have month subheadings, you can’t do these things at present, or at least it seems not.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Manage submissions to build a community-driven event listing. Allow users to submit events that you can eas..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for events"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Google Maps.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 771 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "places" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-15 20+ → 10+ down after 721 days in tier
- 2024-05-24 30+ → 20+ down after 39 days in tier
- 2024-04-15 20+ → 30+ up after 90 days in tier
- 2024-01-16 30+ → 20+ down after 26 days in tier
- 2023-12-21 20+ → 30+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2023-11-09 30+ → 20+ down after 94 days in tier
- 2023-08-07 40+ → 30+ down after 133 days in tier
- 2023-03-27 50+ → 40+ down after 166 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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The Events Calendar 600K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Events Manager 30K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
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Event Organiser 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B -
The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
VS Event List 8K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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