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

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 “conferences”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

Hello I am here! Video conferences shows at wp.org #5 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.7★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events places #11 on merit, 4.5★ from 292 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 3CX Free Live Chat, Calls & Messaging 100K+ · 4.6★ (820) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too low 3 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #3 4 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Conference Scheduler 300+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block 10K+ · 4.7★ (101) wp.org #8 ↑3 2 too low 7 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #7 8 Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #13 ↓3 5 too low 9 FlexMeeting – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Jitsi Meet 1K+ · 4.5★ (38) wp.org #10 ↓2 1 too low 10 SeatReg 300+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too high 11 Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events 2K+ · 4.5★ (292) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 Responsive Team Members Showcase, Team Grid, Team Slider, and Staff List – Smart Team (formerly WP Team) 5K+ · 4.7★ (92) wp.org #20 ↑2 8 too low 13 Event Countdown for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #11 ↑2 2 too high 14 eRoom – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams 8K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #15 ↑2 1 too low 15 Hello I am here! Video conferences 200+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #5 ↓1 10 too high 16 WP Abstracts 300+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #17 ↓2 1 too low 17 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress 30K+ · 4.3★ (69) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #19 ↑5 1 too low 19 Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.5★ (108) wp.org #18 ↑2 1 too high 20 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #12 ↑8 8 too high 21 VikAppointments Services Booking Calendar 500+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Events Calendar Modules for Divi 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #21 ↑2 1 too high 23 Inspiro Starter Sites – 20+ Free Demo Templates for Gutenberg & Elementor 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too high 24 Plug-N-Meet web conference integration 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑1 10 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.