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

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 embed”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 3 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

miniOrange Embed Outlook Teams Calendar Events shows at wp.org #10 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 300+ 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.

Buried gem

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. 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 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #4 ↑2 2 too low 3 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 Styled Calendar – Customizable, Mobile Responsive Google Calendar Embeds 1K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Embed Privacy 10K+ · 4.9★ (26) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 WP Simple Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.8★ (227) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #7 ↓2 8 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #16 ↑1 8 too low 9 Hydrogen Calendar Embeds 1K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #2 7 too high 10 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too low 11 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #19 ↑3 8 too low 12 WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 EMC – Embed Calendly Scheduling With Ease 10K+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 WP Booking System – Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (344) wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too low 15 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #21 ↑2 6 too low 16 Pretty Google Calendar 4K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18 Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46) wp.org #24 ↓4 6 too low 19 Tockify Events Calendar 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 Super Advent Calendar 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 ↑1 7 too high 21 Online Forms — Customizable Payment, Contact, Quiz, Survey Form Builder – Jotform 20K+ · 3.2★ (29) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 miniOrange Embed Outlook Teams Calendar Events 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 12 too high 23 Events Calendar for GeoDirectory 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Open Source Event Calendar 100+ · 5.0★ (2) 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.