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

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 “bookers”, we and wp.org disagree 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

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

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.