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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “events grid”

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 “events grid”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Events Calendar Modules for Divi shows at wp.org #14 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Import Social Events places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 116 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #1 2 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #2 3 The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid 100K+ · 4.8★ (265) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 Post Grid 30K+ · 4.3★ (163) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.5★ (108) wp.org #4 ↑2 2 too high 7 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #5 ↓2 2 too high 8 Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #8 ↓1 9 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #13 ↑5 4 too low 10 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 Import Social Events 3K+ · 4.8★ (116) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too high 13 Event Countdown for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 Import Eventbrite Events 3K+ · 4.5★ (52) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 Events Search & Filter Bar for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #12 ↑2 3 too high 16 Events Slider, Events Carousel, Events Grid, Events Timeline and Events Filter Bar for The Events Calendar – Eventful 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too high 17 EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI 7K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #18 ↓7 1 too low 18 Smart Grid-Layout Design for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.5★ (72) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Event Single Page Builder For The Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.8★ (81) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 EventON – Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #16 ↓3 4 too high 21 Events Calendar Modules for Divi 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #14 ↑2 7 too high 22 XT Event Widget for Social Events 800+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #22 23 Events Block For The Events Calendar 2K+ · 3.6★ (7) wp.org #23 24 Events Block 900+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 3 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.