Host Domination Booking Engine: Calendar Sync & Reservation System
by Host Domination · Booking & Events
Also makes 1 other plugin · 120+ installs across the portfolio →
Free Booking Engine for Hotels, B&Bs, Vacation Rentals: Direct Bookings, Auto iCal Sync (Airbnb, Booking, VRBO & More), Concierge AI Free Add-on.
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Health
A 86/100
Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈110 estimated
Momentum
+36%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “booking system”, “hotel booking” and “reservations” for “ical sync”, “vrbo” and “host”. “booking system” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ical sync” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “hotel booking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vrbo” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “reservations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “host” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 69 average across 1,854 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.5%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 6.7K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Booking & Events plugin keeps 0.8%, across 947 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.
This plugin shipped 8 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.2
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ical sync | #5 | #15 | down 1 |
| booking engine your tag | #7 | #14 | 0 |
| vrbo | #6 | #6 | down 2 |
| choice hotel reservation | #3 | #5 | up 1 |
| host | #14 | #23 | down 2 |
| reservation system | #14 | #19 | 0 |
| choice hotel booking | #5 | #9 | up 1 |
| airbnb sync | #6 | #13 | 0 |
| vacation rentals | #17 | #17 | down 1 |
| calendar sync your tag | #21 | #21 | up 1 |
| reservation | #23 | #23 | down 5 |
| hotel booking engine | #8 | #10 | 0 |
| online booking engine | #9 | #16 | down 2 |
| booking website engine | #9 | #16 | up 1 |
| ical | #23 | #24 | down 1 |
| vacation rental | #18 | #16 | down 4 |
| vacation rental booking | #10 | #13 | — |
| ics | #20 | #22 | down 1 |
| hotel reservation system | #13 | #12 | down 1 |
| online engine | #16 | #17 | down 1 |
| booking system your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| hotel booking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| reservations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
82 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 57 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “booking system”, “hotel booking” and “reservations” for “ical sync”, “vrbo” and “host”. “booking system” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ical sync” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “hotel booking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “vrbo” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “reservations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “host” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 21 Jun 2026 · 136 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
8
releases in the last 12 months
7d ago
latest release · v1.5.17 · 28 Oct 2026
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 31 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 100.
Install history since 20 Jun 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mercurionsrl4mo ago
I own a vacation rental and was looking for a free booking engine without relying on external services. Host Domination Booking Engine has exactly what I needed: calendar synchronization with Booking.com, Airbnb, VRBO, Google Calendar and other platforms, booking requests that I can accept or reject, and a very simple booking form for guests. The free version is already complete and easy to use. Support has also been excellent. A few days ago, I upgraded to the PRO version, which adds many useful extra features. Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 1 at 90% or more
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Free Booking Engine for Hotels, B&Bs, Vacation Rentals: Direct Bookings, Auto iCal Sync (Airbnb, Booking, V..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 29 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 28 of 29 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("for hotels", "who want", "designed for").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Elementor, Gutenberg, Stripe, YouTube.
- ✓ Headings and lists 23 headings and 19 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 15,850 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Hotel Booking" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-04 90+ → 100+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-09-20 70+ → 90+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2026-08-09 50+ → 70+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 10+ → 50+ up
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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VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS 8K+ installs · 4.7★ · 3 shared tags A -
MotoPress Hotel Booking 10K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Hotel Booking 7K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Pinpoint Booking System – Legacy version 2K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags C -
Beds24 Online Booking 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
WP Hotelier 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
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