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

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 plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 4 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

Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 24 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia places #8 on merit, 4.6★ from 793 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. 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 #2 3 Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin 50K+ · 3.8★ (397) wp.org #3 4 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block 10K+ · 4.7★ (101) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI 7K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Editorial Calendar 20K+ · 4.9★ (79) wp.org #8 ↓2 1 too low 8 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #13 ↑4 5 too low 9 ICS Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (72) wp.org #9 10 Booking Calendar 40K+ · 4.8★ (657) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too low 11 Download Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (27) wp.org #6 ↑1 5 too high 12 Registrations for the Events Calendar – Event Registration Plugin 7K+ · 5.0★ (103) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #15 ↑3 1 too low 15 Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #16 ↓5 1 too low 16 WP Simple Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.8★ (227) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Add to Calendar Button 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #11 ↑1 8 too high 20 Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.5★ (108) wp.org #19 ↓5 1 too high 21 Event Countdown for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 تقویم فارسی – Persian Calendar 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too high 23 EventON – Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Calendar 4K+ · 3.7★ (24) wp.org #23 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.