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

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 “fixtures”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Events Calendar by FooEvents shows at wp.org #17 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 4K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #1 2 WP Club Manager – WordPress Sports Club Plugin 600+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more 1K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #8 5 too low 4 Event Countdown for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.6★ (47) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Scoremer: Football Livescore, Tables and Fixtures 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 C3 Cloudfront Cache Controller 3K+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Bulk Fixtures for SportsPress 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↓1 3 too high 8 Blaminhor Essentials – Redirects, Broken Links, Favicon, Maintenance, Classic Editor & 21 More 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 Auto Fixture Generator for SportsPress 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 StatsFC Fixtures 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too low 11 Enhanced Import for SportsPress 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 F Fixture Viewer for PlayHQ 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Hockey GMS Feed 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Sport livescores: foootball and basketball results, fixtures and standings 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Squadeno – Club Sports Manager 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 CVM Fixture Sync for PlayHQ — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 PICK VIZ — Sports Picks, Tipster & Handicapper Platform — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 ExcelTable for Elementor 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 5 too high 19 Club Stats — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Matchday Blocks — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 WunderGoal — Football Picks & Pools — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 English Chess Data 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 S SAMS Integration 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Events Calendar by FooEvents 4K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑1 7 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.