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

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 “fullcalendar”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Bookings Calendar for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #7 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 W WP FullCalendar 8K+ · 4.7★ (96) wp.org #1 2 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Easy Appointments 10K+ · 4.3★ (131) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin 50K+ · 3.8★ (397) wp.org #4 5 Booking Activities 3K+ · 5.0★ (121) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 Pretty Google Calendar 4K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #6 7 Hydrogen Calendar Embeds 1K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 WPS Bookings for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (43) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9 Private Google Calendars 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #10 ↓2 1 too low 10 Event Monster – Event Manager, Event Booking, Event Ticket & Registration 600+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 Termin-Kalender 500+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 Bookings Calendar for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Tourfic – AI Powered Travel Booking, Hotel Booking & Car Rental 1K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Bookster – Appointment Booking Management System 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Eventnetic – Event Tickets, Booking and Calendar 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 WP To Do 100+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #17 ↓3 1 too low 17 OneButton – Log 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 5 too low 18 FastSocial — Social Media Scheduler 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 MyClub Groups 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Oryx Bookings: WooCommerce Appointments & Scheduling (100% Free) 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Simple Boat Rental — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Koinonia Link 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 B Booking / Appointment 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Modern Hotel Booking — Direct Booking Engine, Availability Calendar & Vacation Rental PMS 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓2 4 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.