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

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 “gigs”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Music Smartlink Maker & Concerts shows at wp.org #8 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #1 2 Download Manager 100K+ · 4.1★ (1006) wp.org #2 3 Bulk Images to Posts 1K+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #3 4 Events Search & Filter Bar for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 Venuera – Event Tickets for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Premium Packages – Sell Digital Products Securely 2K+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 GIG Logistics Delivery 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Acceptcoin — · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #23 15 too low 9 Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce – Trackora 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10 Musician’s Pack for Elementor – Music Website Widgets & Templates 400+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #22 ↓1 12 too low 11 MusicNetics Artist Toolkit 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 PB Gig Diary — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 TributeCity Gig List — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 G GIG Logistic Delivery for Woocommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 GigManager 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Bandboss' Upcoming Events Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 Gigneo – WordPress Service Marketplace & Platform Builder 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Vendor Onboarding W9-1099 Chaser by Mypowerly — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Sticky Social Buttons – Floating Chat, Call, Contact, SMS, Email & 50+ Social Icons 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Beacon Events – Events Calendar with Recurring Events & Google Calendar Sync — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 PosterMyWall Events Calendar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 Merchr Print on Demand UK 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 GigFi – Gig promotion for Fiverr 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 Music Smartlink Maker & Concerts 50+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 16 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.