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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “agenda”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “agenda”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Archive Agenda & Minutes shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 30+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly places #5 on merit, 4.4★ from 586 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #4 ↓1 3 too low 2 SmartAgenda – Prise de rendez-vous en ligne 300+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI 7K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 60K+ · 4.4★ (586) wp.org #15 ↑1 10 too low 6 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #16 ↓2 10 too low 7 Tockify Events Calendar 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 Pretty Google Calendar 4K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too low 9 Event SEO: Event Schema / Structured Data: Google Rich Snippet Schema for Event 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Timeline Block – tell your story with elegant timelines 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 GovernDocs Document Management – Agenda, Minutes, Meetings, Reports & more 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 9 too high 12 Termin-Kalender 500+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 BoardScribe – Accessible Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑1 10 too high 14 MeetingHub – Appointment Booking & Meeting Scheduling for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Jitsi 400+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Timeline – Tell Your Story Through Events and Milestones 2K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 RSVPMaker 200+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #22 ↓2 6 too low 17 Eventward 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↑2 2 too low 18 Monthly Events Calendar 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 OpenAgenda 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too high 20 Archive Agenda & Minutes 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 11 too high 21 EventsCalendar.co Events Calendar 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓2 3 too low 22 Open Source Event Calendar 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑1 5 too high 23 ACS Agenda Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 Event Calendar, Event Tickets, Event Registration & Booking – Eventixa 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.