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

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 “organiser”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 3 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

TicketSource Ticket Shop shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Broadcast places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 214 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #1 2 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #2 3 Import Eventbrite Events 3K+ · 4.5★ (52) wp.org #3 4 Import Social Events 3K+ · 4.8★ (116) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Event Calendar Newsletter 600+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WP Event Aggregator: Import Eventbrite events, Meetup events, social events and any iCal Events into Event Calendar 1K+ · 4.6★ (54) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Broadcast 1K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Event SEO: Event Schema / Structured Data: Google Rich Snippet Schema for Event 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 CatalogX Product Catalog, Product Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (60) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Import Meetup Events – Meetup Sync & Event Aggregator for WordPress 300+ · 4.7★ (19) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 HelloAsso Payments for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Simme Media Organiser — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Eventin Addon for Elementor 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 Opace Essential SEO Toolkit & SEO Audit Tool 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓2 4 too low 15 Events Addon for Elementor 7K+ · 3.2★ (5) wp.org #17 ↓2 2 too low 16 Auto Fixture Generator for SportsPress 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 D DZIEWA Publications Planner and Organiser — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 Lloyd Gallery – Photo Galleries 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too low 19 Event Bridge for ActivityPub 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 SPOSCOR Core 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 3 too low 21 Football Studio – Soccer League, Tournament & Club Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 3 too low 22 Fast Events 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too high 23 EpassCard – Apple & Google Wallet Passes for Loyalty, Memberships, Events & Gift Cards 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too high 24 TicketSource Ticket Shop 800+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #13 11 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.