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

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 “eventon”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 6 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

Event Bridge for ActivityPub shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 70+ 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

OttoKit: All-in-One Automation Platform places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 124 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 EventON – Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #1 2 Import Social Events 3K+ · 4.8★ (116) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Import Eventbrite Events 3K+ · 4.5★ (52) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Event SEO: Event Schema / Structured Data: Google Rich Snippet Schema for Event 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 ↑1 2 too high 5 Import Meetup Events – Meetup Sync & Event Aggregator for WordPress 300+ · 4.7★ (19) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WP Event Aggregator: Import Eventbrite events, Meetup events, social events and any iCal Events into Event Calendar 1K+ · 4.6★ (54) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Broadcast 1K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Event Calendar Newsletter 600+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 OttoKit: All-in-One Automation Platform 90K+ · 4.9★ (124) wp.org #23 ↓2 14 too low 10 Easy Events Calendar : All-in-One Events Calendar with Social Event, Eventbrite, Meetup, Google & iCal Import Support 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites 10K+ · 4.5★ (39) wp.org #24 ↓2 13 too low 12 YeeMail — Email Template Builder & Customizer 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 AcyMailing integration for EventOn 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Jeero 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 QR Code Companion for EventON — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 WalletPassBuilder – Passes for Apple Wallet and Google Wallet — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 HK Event Import for Luma — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 EventON Report 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 Guru ChatBot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 M Migrate Events to Event Espresso — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 EventonAI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too high 22 Beacon Events – Events Calendar with Recurring Events & Google Calendar Sync — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 EventOn Connect — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too high 24 Event Bridge for ActivityPub 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 12 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.