Setmore
by davidfull · Booking & Events
The SetMore plugin enables your customers to book appointments with you online via your WordPress website.
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
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
4K+
≈4.9K estimated
Momentum
-23%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “appointment” for “book appointments”. “appointment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “book appointments” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 69 average across 1,839 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.8%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 105.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Booking & Events plugin keeps 0.8%, across 943 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 2 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 72 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
2.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 3.98★ 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.
32
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
8%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| book appointments | #8 | #24 | 0 |
| appointments your tag | #20 | #24 | down 2 |
| online appointments | #14 | #24 | up 1 |
| wp appointments | #21 | #24 | — |
| scheduling software | #23 | #24 | down 3 |
| appointment your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| free your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| scheduling your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| software your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 9 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “appointment” for “book appointments”. “appointment” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “book appointments” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 3.7K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v12.8 · 21 Aug 2026
58
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 “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.3 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ noteimporta3.5y ago
It works terribly. First I wanted to log in with my client’s email but as my gmail was open it linked to it automatically without any authorization, I doubt it is legal to do that. Once logged in, it forces me to set up but it doesn’t work well and I have no way to go out from there. I am in a loop with no way out. This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by noteimporta.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ verdographics4.5y ago
Great booking app
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zaraka4.6y ago
signup required, not possible to configure, no options This topic was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by zaraka.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Earnie Rhyker4.6y ago
<!– wp:paragraph –> <p>Does what it’s supposed to do. More customization options, a shortcode and/r translatable interface would be nice. Sent a support ticket about this to Setmore about 6 months ago, and where their support department is stellar in all other areas, WP ain’t of them. </p> <!– /wp:paragraph –>
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 11.3 11.0 1.UI updates 2.Supporting Onboard flow inside WordPress 10.4 1.setmore url and content update 10.1 1.Content and logo updates 4.1 1. Design changes for the settings panel. 2. Updated screenshots and readme.txt. 11.3
- — Version 4.1 4.1
- — Version 4.0 4.0
- — Version 3.0 1. Show Category Like Accordion 2. Load appointment slots in Local time 3. Few design fixes 2.0 1. Updated booking page version 2. Removed the fancy box plugin due to conflicts 1.1 1. Added expandable lists for service c 3.0
- — Version 1.0 1.0
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
4 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 "The SetMore plugin enables your customers to book appointments with you online via your WordPress website."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Stripe.
- ! Headings and lists 10 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,494 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-07-03 1K+ → 4K+ 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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Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar 30K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Easy Appointments 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
EMC – Embed Calendly Scheduling With Ease 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
WPS Bookings for WooCommerce 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Advanced Appointment Booking & Scheduling 3K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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