Simple Event Manager
by Sebastian Barg · Booking & Events
A plugin to manage events easily.
80 health vs 78 average across 254 Booking & Events plugins
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
Biggest win: Rating quality
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2025-03-14 · 490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
49
now · peak 375
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “20+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2025-03-16 · 486 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-04 10+ → 20+ up after 11 days in band
- 2026-05-24 20+ → 10+ down after 42 days in band
- 2026-04-12 10+ → 20+ up after 13 days in band
- 2026-03-30 20+ → 10+ down after 4 days in band
- 2026-03-26 10+ → 20+ up after 1 days in band
- 2026-03-25 20+ → 10+ down after 16 days in band
- 2026-03-09 10+ → 20+ up after 8 days in band
- 2026-03-01 20+ → 10+ down after 1 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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The Events Calendar 700K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! 70K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags B -
SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Easy Appointments 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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