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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “event 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 “event sync”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 7 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

EventON – Events Calendar shows at wp.org #8 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.1★ average from 44 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 7519 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 Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #5 ↑2 1 too high 7 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events 2K+ · 4.5★ (292) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #24 ↓1 15 too low 10 Quick Event Manager 1K+ · 4.9★ (67) wp.org #10 11 Import Social Events 3K+ · 4.8★ (116) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46) wp.org #16 ↓3 4 too low 13 Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 EventON – Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Import Eventbrite Events 3K+ · 4.5★ (52) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #13 ↑2 3 too high 17 Import Meetup Events – Meetup Sync & Event Aggregator for WordPress 300+ · 4.7★ (19) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Event Post 1K+ · 4.3★ (35) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Air WP Sync – Airtable to WordPress 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20 Tockify Events Calendar 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 XT Event Widget for Social Events 800+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 Bandsintown Events 4K+ · 3.3★ (8) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Sync Mautic 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too high 24 Booking Manager – Sync WP Booking Calendar – Import Events, Export Bookings to ICS Calendar 5K+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #18 6 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.