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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “calender”

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 “calender”, 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

WPCafe Multivendor Restaurant Addon for Dokan shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 100+ 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

WP Hotel Booking places #10 on merit, 3.7★ from 67 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Datepicker 6K+ · 4.8★ (37) wp.org #1 ↑6 2 Add to Calendar Button 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #2 3 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress 30K+ · 4.3★ (69) wp.org #4 ↓3 1 too low 4 Zephyr Project Manager 1K+ · 4.8★ (98) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 Events Calendar for Google 2K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Taskbuilder – Project Management & Task Management Tool With Kanban Board 700+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #20 ↑1 13 too low 8 Move Addons for Elementor 2K+ · 4.0★ (6) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 WPS Bookings for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (43) wp.org #21 ↓1 12 too low 10 WP Hotel Booking 7K+ · 3.7★ (67) wp.org #24 14 too low 11 Appointmind 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 too high 12 Calendar Event Add-on WooCommerce Bookings 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 A Advent Calendar 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 Supreme Addons for Beaver Builder – 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 Ajax Archive Calendar 1K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #23 ↑1 8 too low 16 Salah Time Calendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 igumbi Online Booking 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Bandboss' Upcoming Events Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑2 5 too high 19 MML Booking Calendar 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 E Easy Integration With Google Calendar 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too high 21 Block Collections — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 WPCafe Multivendor Restaurant Addon for Dokan 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 13 too high 23 Events Calendar for GeoDirectory 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Rentme Woo 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 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.