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

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 “garage”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Schedopia – Appointment Booking, Events & Seat Reservations shows at wp.org #17 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Twice Commerce – Easy Rental Booking System 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 2 MyBookTable Bookstore by Stormhill Media 1K+ · 3.8★ (41) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 TyresAddict – Tyre Product Filter for WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Patternly – Gutenberg Starter Templates, Patterns, WordPress Landing Pages & Sites 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Connector for Propstack 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 YMM Product Filter for Woo – Year Make Model search 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Garage Companion Kit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 AWC Vehicle Fitment Search — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 detabess 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 PitDesk Auto Repair CRM – Work Orders & Service History — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 J Jitender Tyre Shop Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 Mietfux – Mietverwaltung für Vermieter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 Eliathis Delivery Zones and Pickup for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 Ahime Joinery Configurator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 OyeBot – Chatbot con IA para tu negocio — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Cheyytec Business Hours & Open Now – Opening Hours Table and Open Closed Badge — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 ViveSol Connect for Estatik — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Flexi Booking System — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Yardluma – Backyard Layout Visualiser — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Tevrna Estate Manager & CRM — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Schedopia – Appointment Booking, Events & Seat Reservations — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 subba – AI Receptionist, Chatbot & Online Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓3 23 Andamio Kit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓3 24 ApproxIt – Service Estimate Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3

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.