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

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 “amenities”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 6 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

RentPress: Amenities Manager Add-on shows at wp.org #10 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Estatik Real Estate Plugin 10K+ · 4.6★ (187) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #3 4 WP Hotelier 2K+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #4 5 Pinpoint Booking System – Legacy version 2K+ · 3.6★ (185) wp.org #5 6 WP Directory Kit 2K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 MotoPress Hotel Booking 10K+ · 3.7★ (65) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 WPCasa – Real Estate for WordPress 1K+ · 4.2★ (36) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Showcase IDX Real Estate Search & Lead Capture 2K+ · 3.8★ (35) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 MPG – Multiple Page Generator, Bulk Landing Pages & Programmatic SEO 2K+ · 3.9★ (27) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too low 11 MotoPress Hotel Booking for Elementor 10K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too high 12 Vachr Short-Term Rental Reservations 30+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #12 ↑4 13 SimplyRETS Real Estate IDX 200+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too low 14 Tourfic – AI Powered Travel Booking, Hotel Booking & Car Rental 1K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Hotel Booking for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 Rent Fetch 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 RentPress: Amenities Manager Add-on 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 WP All Import – Property Import for WP Residence 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 RentPress: Gravity Forms Add-on 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 3 too low 20 Bizdesire Advanced Connector for Hostaway 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 WP All Import – Property Import for Realia 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 RentPress for Websites 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 WP All Import – Property Import for Reales WP 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 REES – Real Estate for Woo 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.