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

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 “eventbrite”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 2 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

WP Eventbrite Embedded Checkout – Ticket Checkout Block, Popup & Elementor Widget shows at wp.org #6 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.8★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 327 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. 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 #2 ↑1 1 too low 2 Display Eventbrite Events 3K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Import Eventbrite Events 3K+ · 4.5★ (52) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 WP Event Aggregator: Import Eventbrite events, Meetup events, social events and any iCal Events into Event Calendar 1K+ · 4.6★ (54) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 Event Tickets and Registration 90K+ · 3.5★ (236) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 Import Social Events 3K+ · 4.8★ (116) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too low 8 HubSpot All-In-One Marketing – Forms, Popups, Live Chat 200K+ · 4.3★ (207) wp.org #17 ↓1 9 too low 9 Quick Event Manager 1K+ · 4.9★ (67) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #23 ↓4 13 too low 11 Show Eventbrite Events – Event Feed for Eventbrite 800+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 too high 12 WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249) wp.org #21 9 too low 13 Blocks for Eventbrite 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #7 ↓1 6 too high 14 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #22 ↓2 8 too low 15 Import Meetup Events – Meetup Sync & Event Aggregator for WordPress 300+ · 4.7★ (19) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 WP Eventbrite Embedded Checkout – Ticket Checkout Block, Popup & Elementor Widget 700+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #6 ↓1 10 too high 17 Ticket Tailor — Event Ticketing & Registration 4K+ · 4.3★ (46) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 XT Event Widget for Social Events 800+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 Event SEO: Event Schema / Structured Data: Google Rich Snippet Schema for Event 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 ↓1 7 too high 20 Nudgify Social Proof 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Easy Events Calendar : All-in-One Events Calendar with Social Event, Eventbrite, Meetup, Google & iCal Import Support 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↓2 10 too high 22 Advanced Post Manager 4K+ · 3.5★ (11) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too high 23 EventsCalendar.co Events Calendar 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Events Addon for Elementor 7K+ · 3.2★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓1 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.