wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “hotels.com”
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 “hotels.com”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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
Widgets for Hotels.com Reviews shows at wp.org #2 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 40+ 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.
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667)
wp.org #1 2 
Widgets for Airbnb Reviews 6K+ · 4.6★ (60)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
Widgets for Booking.com Reviews 9K+ · 4.9★ (65)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
WP Tripadvisor Review Widgets 20K+ · 4.1★ (116)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
Widgets for Reviews & Recommendations 8K+ · 4.6★ (98)
wp.org #6 1 too low 6 
Widgets for Amazon Reviews 2K+ · 4.0★ (45)
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
Customer Reviews Collector for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.7★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #10 3 too low 8 
Widgets for Yelp Reviews 3K+ · 3.8★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Widgets for Hotels.com Reviews 40+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #2 7 too high 10 
Tourfic – AI Powered Travel Booking, Hotel Booking & Car Rental 1K+ · 4.1★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #17 7 too low 11 
Widgets for Thumbtack Reviews 900+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #8 3 too high 12 
Hostel 20+ · 4.5★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #20 8 too low 13 
Widgets for Ebay Reviews 500+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #11 2 too high 14 
Widgets for Expedia Reviews 100+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #13 1 too high 15 
Widgets for Capterra Reviews 100+ · 4.3★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #14 1 too high 16 
Widgets for Zillow Reviews 300+ · 3.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #12 4 too high 17 
Widgets for Opentable Reviews 60+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #15 2 too high 18 
Widgets for Foursquare Reviews 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #19 1 too low 19 
Review Widgets for Szallas.hu 30+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #16 3 too high 20 
Tourfic Toolkit 900+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #21 1 too low 21 
Review widget addon for Elementor 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #22 1 too low 22 
Review widget addon for Divi 400+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #23 1 too low 23 
Widgets for Árukereső Reviews 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #24 1 too low 24 
Widgets for WordPress Reviews 40+ · 3.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #18 6 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.