Simple WP Events
by WPMinds · Booking & Events
A simple and lightweight WordPress plugin to create events and allow users to register for them.
64 health vs 66 average across 622 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.
Well optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 449 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
57
now · peak 142
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 “100+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-09 90+ → 100+ up after 6 days in tier
- 2025-10-03 100+ → 90+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-01 90+ → 100+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-09-28 100+ → 90+ down after 24 days in tier
- 2025-09-04 90+ → 100+ up after 84 days in tier
- 2025-06-12 100+ → 90+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-06-11 90+ → 100+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-06-07 100+ → 90+ down after 3 days in tier
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 -
WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
ICS Calendar 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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