WP Hotelier
by benitolopez · Booking & Events
WP Hotelier is a powerful WordPress hotel booking plugin allows you to manage hotel, hostel, b&b reservations with ease.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+61%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “booking”, “booking system” and “reservations” for “icalendar”, “rooms” and “hotel booking system”. “booking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “icalendar” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “booking system” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rooms” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “reservations” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “hotel booking system” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 69 average across 1,839 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 112.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 7 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 27 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 23 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
16%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hostel your tag | #3 | #3 | down 1 |
| hotel your tag | #13 | #8 | down 3 |
| icalendar | #9 | #6 | 0 |
| rooms | #12 | #18 | down 2 |
| room | #14 | #18 | down 1 |
| reservations your tag | #22 | #17 | — |
| hotel booking system | #13 | #10 | up 1 |
| hotel reservation system | #9 | #6 | 0 |
| hotel booking | #24 | #12 | 0 |
| hotels | #17 | #11 | down 5 |
| accommodation | #21 | #17 | down 2 |
| hotel online booking | #19 | #14 | 0 |
| free hotel booking plugin | #20 | #13 | down 2 |
| booking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| booking system your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
64 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 51 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “booking”, “booking system” and “reservations” for “icalendar”, “rooms” and “hotel booking system”. “booking” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “icalendar” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “booking system” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “rooms” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “reservations” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #22. “hotel booking system” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “hotel”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
7
releases in the last 12 months
27d ago
latest release · v2.20.0 · 4 Oct 2026
69
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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 19 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 2 Sep 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ marvasis9mo ago
Veramente funzionale ed ha tutte le funzioni di altri più costosi. Facile da installare e configurare e non appesantisce il sito. È possibile acquistare altre estensioni per renderlo più potente.Il supporto è ottimo e veloce.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Filippo Battaiola1.1y ago
Un plugin per hotel fatto bene e open source
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ groggy721.4y ago
This is a super plugin. I just wish the date picker had a slightly clearer design otherwise it’s just perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 10gaby1.4y ago
Les ruego a los creadores que añadan la moneda, Pesos Colombianos :(, es muy buen plugin y quisiera poder usarlo.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zollo2.3y ago
Before creating the site, I tested many different hotel booking plugins and found this plugin to be the best.Highly recommend.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ arielwaks2.6y ago
This plugin works great! kudos to the author. It’s 100% FREE. 😁
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ einzigartig3.2y ago
He does a great job, great plugin, great service!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jzetina4.6y ago
Minimalistic but powerful
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- 2026-10-04 Version 2.20.0 Add – Filter to validate room rates before adding them to the cart. 2.20.0
- 2026-05-19 Version 2.19.0 Add – Support for WordPress 7.0. 2.19.0
- 2026-02-27 Version 2.18.3 Fixed – Apply hotelier_get_all_extras_ids filter when returning early 2.18.3
- 2026-02-08 Version 2.18.2 Fixed – Fix datepicker i18n strings encoding apostrophes as HTML entities Localization – POT file updated. 2.18.2
- 2026-01-28 Version 2.18.1 Fixed – Prevent fatal error with old Advanced Pricing extension. 2.18.1
- 2026-01-28 Version 2.18.0 Add – Support for WordPress 6.9. Add – REST API. Localization – POT file updated. 2.18.0
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 10 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.
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
7 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 "WP Hotelier is a powerful WordPress hotel booking plugin allows you to manage hotel, hostel, b&b reservatio..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("for hotels"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Mailchimp, Stripe and 1 more.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,318 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
- 2025-04-10 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-09 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-08 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-07 2K+ → 3K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2025-04-02 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-01 2K+ → 3K+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 3K+ → 2K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-27 2K+ → 3K+ up after 7 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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Hostel 20+ installs · 4.2★ · 4 shared tags B -
AweBooking – Hotel Booking System 1K+ installs · 3.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
easyReservations 800+ installs · 3.7★ · 3 shared tags D -
WP Hotel Booking WPML Support 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
WP Hotel Booking Authorize Payment 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags -
AweBooking & Elementor Integration 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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