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

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 “booker”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

PromPress shows at wp.org #7 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 400+ 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 C CRS Booker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 2 Rox Appointment Booking – Event, Calendar & Appointment Scheduling 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 SeatReg 300+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #14 11 too low 4 Booker Privacy Spam Guard 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 DocBooker – Doctor Appointment Booking for Clinics & Hospitals 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 CommonsBooking 200+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #17 11 too low 7 Beds24 Online Booking 2K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 TaxiWebBooker 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Charter Booker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 ArtistKit 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Tymeslot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 PromPress 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 sinnvoll Booking Flow — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 A Appointment Booking for CLS Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 TravelKit Trip Comparison for WP Travel Engine — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Resourcemanager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Calendar and CRM by J6 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 A Automaize Event Calendar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Availo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 eZee Online Hotel Booking Engine 100+ · 2.3★ (6) wp.org #20 21 ShootCal Web Calendar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 UltimaTour Operator 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Gather Grove Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 OTA Sync Booking Engine Widget 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 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.