wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “multi day”

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 “multi day”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

ReachShip WooCommerce Multi-Carrier & Conditional Shipping shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 300+ 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

Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 1489 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #1 ↑1 2

CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #2 ↓1 3

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5040) wp.org #3 4

Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #4 5

Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #11 ↑3 5 too low 7

YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #7 ↑1 8

CP Multi View Events Calendar 900+ · 4.3★ (46) wp.org #5 3 too high 9

Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy 30K+ · 4.6★ (769) wp.org #15 ↑2 6 too low 10

Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #18 ↓7 8 too low 11

Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ · 4.8★ (1489) wp.org #21 ↓2 9 too low 13

Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin 50K+ · 3.8★ (397) wp.org #17 ↓2 4 too low 14

CF7 Mate – Contact Form 7 Styler, Multi-Step Forms & Conditional Logic 20K+ · 3.9★ (46) wp.org #10 4 too high 15

EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI 7K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #14 ↓4 1 too high 16

The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #24 ↓3 8 too low 17

Greek Multi Tool 1K+ · 4.6★ (9) thin reviews wp.org #6 11 too high 18

FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410) wp.org #23 5 too low 19

Click to Chat – HoliThemes 600K+ · 4.8★ (131) wp.org #19 ↓1 20

Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #13 7 too high 21

EventON – Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #22 1 too low 22

AdOpt | Easy Multi-Regulations Cookie Banner. 7K+ · 4.0★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #16 6 too high 23

Multi Location Product & Inventory Management for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #20 3 too high 24

ReachShip WooCommerce Multi-Carrier & Conditional Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #12 12 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.