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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “calendar button”

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 “calendar button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 5 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

Hydrogen Calendar Embeds shows at wp.org #15 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Booking Calendar places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 657 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #1 2 My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Add to Calendar Button 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too low 6 Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin 50K+ · 3.8★ (397) wp.org #6 7 ICS Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (72) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Editorial Calendar 20K+ · 4.9★ (79) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI 7K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Booking Calendar 40K+ · 4.8★ (657) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 WP Simple Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.8★ (227) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 Registrations for the Events Calendar – Event Registration Plugin 7K+ · 5.0★ (103) wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #22 ↑1 8 too low 15 Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.5★ (108) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Styled Calendar – Customizable, Mobile Responsive Google Calendar Embeds 1K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #14 ↑2 2 too high 17 تقویم فارسی – Persian Calendar 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 Event Countdown for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Event Calendar Newsletter 600+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #20 21 EventON – Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #24 ↓2 2 too low 23 Hydrogen Calendar Embeds 1K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 Tockify Events Calendar 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #23 ↑1 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.