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

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 sync”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Booking Manager – Sync WP Booking Calendar – Import Events, Export Bookings to ICS Calendar shows at wp.org #16 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 8 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

WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce places #12 on merit, 4.0★ from 249 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #1 2 Booking Calendar 40K+ · 4.8★ (657) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too low 3 WP Simple Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.8★ (227) wp.org #3 4 Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (106) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Timetics – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling 2K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too low 8 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9 EventON – Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #5 ↓1 4 too high 10 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too high 11 Easy Appointment Booking & Scheduling Plugin – Webba Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.9★ (157) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 WP Booking System – Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (344) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 Tockify Events Calendar 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #7 ↑1 7 too high 15 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #14 ↓2 1 too high 16 Bookit — Booking & Appointment Calendar 4K+ · 3.8★ (24) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too high 17 Styled Calendar – Customizable, Mobile Responsive Google Calendar Embeds 1K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too high 18 Easy Appointments 10K+ · 4.3★ (131) wp.org #19 ↑2 1 too low 19 Air WP Sync – Airtable to WordPress 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 Hydra Booking — Appointment Scheduling & Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 Host Domination Booking Engine: Calendar Sync & Reservation System 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↑1 22 Easy Events Calendar : All-in-One Events Calendar with Social Event, Eventbrite, Meetup, Google & iCal Import Support 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 miniOrange Embed Outlook Teams Calendar Events 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Booking Manager – Sync WP Booking Calendar – Import Events, Export Bookings to ICS Calendar 5K+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #16 8 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.