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

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 “attend”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Xtreme Courses shows at wp.org #11 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #1 2 Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (524) wp.org #2 3 Equalize Digital Accessibility Checker – WCAG, ADA, EAA and Section 508 compliance 10K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #3 4 Gratisfaction- Loyalty, Rewards , Referral, Birthday and Giveaway Program 600+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Event Tickets Manager for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (32) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WebinarPress – Webinar System for WordPress 800+ · 4.1★ (40) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Virtual Classroom & Video Conferencing – BigBlueButton 400+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 WC – APG Weight Shipping 6K+ · 4.3★ (49) wp.org #19 11 too low 9 MusicIDB Events Calendar 80+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #23 14 too low 10 Nonprofit Board Management 100+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Event RSVP and Simple Event Management Plugin 20+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Iframely – WP media embeds, cards and blocks 2K+ · 3.7★ (11) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Microtango 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 VK Filter Search 6K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 Eventin Addons for Divi Builder 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 InnovativeK Terminplaner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Buy Now Woocommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 Xtreme Courses 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 Revisual – Event Communication for Google Calendar & Outlook 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 LAPDI Events — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Table Tennis Tournament for Clubs — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Ananyoo Accessible Events — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 Events Calendar, Tickets & Registration with QR Check-in — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 Avify 60+ · 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.