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

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 “holiday”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 5 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

DevVN – Trang trí Tết Việt Nam shows at wp.org #8 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Store Locator places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 312 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1616) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 WP Simple Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.8★ (227) wp.org #2 3 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 Store Vacation Lite for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (188) wp.org #4 5 Holiday Mode for WooCommerce 700+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Logo Carousel – Responsive Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery 20K+ · 4.7★ (162) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software 20K+ · 4.9★ (593) wp.org #19 12 too low 8 WP Store Locator 50K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #24 16 too low 9 Gift Wrapper for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Events Made Easy 1K+ · 4.6★ (111) wp.org #20 ↑2 10 too low 11 WP Booking System – Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (344) wp.org #22 ↓1 11 too low 12 Order Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 Rs Christmas Trees – Holiday Decorations, Christmas Garlands & Falling Snow Effect 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #5 8 too high 14 Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation 1M+ · 4.3★ (817) wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15 Rox Appointment Booking – Appointment Booking Scheduling Solution 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 Estimated Delivery for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Shamor 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 ↑2 2 too high 18 WPC Estimated Delivery Date for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 DevVN – Trang trí Tết Việt Nam 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 Date Picker For Contact Form 7 4K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #11 ↓1 9 too high 21 Advanced Datepicker – Restrict Date for Elementor Forms 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Rs Christmas Santa – Snowfall, Christmas Lights, Holiday Music, Flying Sleigh & Countdown 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 WooCommerce Analytics 20K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #16 ↓2 7 too high 24 Holiday class post calendar 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 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.