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

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 “bike”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 4 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

Twice Commerce – Easy Rental Booking System shows at wp.org #6 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Easy Appointment Booking & Scheduling Plugin – Webba Booking Calendar places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 159 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Booking and Rental Manager for Bike | Car | Resort | Appointment | Dress | Equipment 1K+ · 4.4★ (33) wp.org #1 2 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Advanced Classifieds & Directory Pro 2K+ · 4.7★ (96) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Express, Certified Post, Bike Delivery and Iranian Postal Companies for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Waymark 900+ · 5.0★ (54) wp.org #11 ↓3 6 too low 6 WP Booking System – Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (344) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 MKL Product Configurator for WooCommerce – 2D & 3D Live Preview 2K+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #9 ↑2 2 too low 8 Booqable Rental Plugin 1K+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 WP GPX Maps 4K+ · 4.1★ (59) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 CommonsBooking 200+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Easy Appointment Booking & Scheduling Plugin – Webba Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #21 ↓3 10 too low 12 PI Conditional cart fee / Extra charge rule for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #24 ↓3 12 too low 13 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #17 ↓3 4 too low 14 Advanced Local Pickup for WooCommerce – Click & Collect, In-Store Pickup 3K+ · 4.7★ (55) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 too low 15 Food Online for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.1★ (26) wp.org #15 16 Shipping Zones by Drawing for WooCommerce 500+ · 4.1★ (24) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Simple Bike Rental — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↑1 9 too high 18 Geolocation 300+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #16 ↓3 2 too high 19 Twice Commerce – Easy Rental Booking System 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 13 too high 20 Hydra Booking — Appointment Scheduling & Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #20 ↓5 21 VikRentItems Flexible Rental Management System 600+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #10 11 too high 22 Predictive Search for WooCommerce 700+ · 3.2★ (49) wp.org #18 ↓2 4 too high 23 Predictive Search 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓3 1 too high 24 MotoPress Booking Calendar 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓3 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.