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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “book availability”

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 “book availability”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Host Domination Welcome Book: Free Digital Guest Guide for Vacation Rentals, B&Bs & Hotels shows at wp.org #15 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 20+ 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 BA Book Everything 10K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #1 2 GS Books Showcase – Display Books in Grid, Slider & More | Library for WordPress 500+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #4 5 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Booking Calendar 40K+ · 4.8★ (657) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (106) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Booking Activities 3K+ · 5.0★ (121) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 RS WP Book Showcase – A Complete Book Catalogue & Library System 1K+ · 3.9★ (25) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory 9K+ · 4.8★ (138) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Availability Datepicker – Booking Calendar for Contact Form 7 – Input WP 10K+ · 4.1★ (42) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Easy Appointments 10K+ · 4.3★ (131) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Pinpoint Booking System – Legacy version 2K+ · 3.6★ (185) wp.org #13 14 WP Booking System – Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (344) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too low 15 Schema – All In One Schema Rich Snippets 30K+ · 4.0★ (162) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 Timetics – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling 2K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Appointment Bookings for Zoom GoogleMeet and more – Wappointment 1K+ · 4.7★ (50) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Easy Appointment Booking & Scheduling Plugin – Webba Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #24 ↓1 5 too low 20 EMC – Embed Calendly Scheduling With Ease 10K+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #20 ↑1 21 Koalendar – Easy Appointment Scheduling & Booking Plugin 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too high 22 WPS Bookings for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (43) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 MotoPress Hotel Booking for Elementor 10K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Host Domination Welcome Book: Free Digital Guest Guide for Vacation Rentals, B&Bs & Hotels 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 9 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.