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

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 “meeting”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 4 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

GovernDocs Document Management – Agenda, Minutes, Meetings, Reports & more shows at wp.org #7 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 100+ 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.

Buried gem

ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 2051 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 12 Step Meeting List 900+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #1 2 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #3 ↑3 1 too low 3 FlexMeeting – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Jitsi Meet 1K+ · 4.5★ (38) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Video Conferencing with Zoom 10K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 eRoom – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams 8K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too high 6 Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 MeetingHub – Appointment Booking & Meeting Scheduling for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Jitsi 400+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590) wp.org #15 ↓5 7 too low 9 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too low 11 Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar by vcita 1K+ · 3.9★ (117) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 AccessiYes Accessibility Widget for ADA, EAA & WCAG Readiness 20K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #18 ↓3 6 too low 13 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #13 ↑9 14 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Gutenberg 400K+ · 2.1★ (3888) wp.org #17 ↑2 2 too low 16 Hydra Booking — Appointment Scheduling & Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 GoodMeet – Meetings & Classes for Google Meet 90+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #10 ↑1 7 too high 18 EMC – Embed Calendly Scheduling With Ease 10K+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Koalendar – Easy Appointment Scheduling & Booking Plugin 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #22 ↑1 3 too low 20 ZooMeet – Meeting & Webinar Integration for Zoom 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑3 6 too high 21 GovernDocs Document Management – Agenda, Minutes, Meetings, Reports & more 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 14 too high 22 Events Manager – Zoom Integration 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 BoardScribe – Accessible Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑2 12 too high 24 Bookingor – Booking System and Appointment Booking Calendar, Meeting Scheduling & WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.