wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “booking.com”
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 “booking.com”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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
Booking Manager – Sync WP Booking Calendar – Import Events, Export Bookings to ICS Calendar shows at wp.org #7 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
AdRotate Banner Manager places #5 on merit, 4.3★ from 655 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667)
wp.org #1 2 
Widgets for Booking.com Reviews 9K+ · 4.9★ (65)
wp.org #2 3 
Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
WP Simple Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.8★ (227)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 AdRotate Banner Manager 20K+ · 4.3★ (655)
wp.org #15 10 too low 6 
Widgets for Airbnb Reviews 6K+ · 4.6★ (60)
wp.org #9 3 too low 7 
VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS 8K+ · 4.8★ (61)
wp.org #10 3 too low 8 
WP Tripadvisor Review Widgets 20K+ · 4.1★ (116)
wp.org #11 3 too low 9 
BA Book Everything 10K+ · 4.2★ (20) thin reviews
wp.org #6 3 too high 10 
Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy 30K+ · 4.6★ (769)
wp.org #19 9 too low 11 
Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations 8K+ · 4.6★ (98)
wp.org #12 1 too low 12 
WP Social Ninja – Embed Social Feeds, User Reviews & Chat Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (71)
wp.org #13 1 too low 13 
WP Booking System – Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (344)
wp.org #24 11 too low 14 
Widgets for Amazon Reviews 2K+ · 4.0★ (45)
wp.org #14 15 
Booking.com Official Search Box 2K+ · 2.4★ (8) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #3 12 too high 16 
Customer Reviews Collector for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.7★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #20 4 too low 17 
Vachr Short-Term Rental Reservations 40+ · 4.3★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #8 9 too high 18 
Reviews Widgets for Google & 45+ platforms by Repuso 1K+ · 4.8★ (25)
wp.org #23 5 too low 19 
Tourfic – AI Powered Travel Booking, Hotel Booking & Car Rental 1K+ · 4.1★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #21 2 too low 20 
Widgets for Yelp Reviews 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #18 2 too high 21 
Widgets for Thumbtack Reviews 900+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #16 5 too high 22 
Widgets for Ebay Reviews 500+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #22 23 Booking Manager – Sync WP Booking Calendar – Import Events, Export Bookings to ICS Calendar 5K+ · 4.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #7 16 too high 24 
Advanced Ads for WPBakery Page Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #17 7 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.