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

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 “organizers”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Organizers Embed – Action Network for WordPress shows at wp.org #3 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 19 places. Its 400+ 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

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 423 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 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #1 2 Media Library Organizer – Folders, File Manager & Media Categories 20K+ · 4.7★ (150) wp.org #2 3 Photo Engine (Media Organizer & Lightroom) 2K+ · 4.9★ (210) wp.org #9 6 too low 4 Plugin Organizer 10K+ · 4.7★ (227) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Advanced File Manager – Ultimate File Manager for WordPress And Document Library Solution 100K+ · 4.8★ (441) wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too low 9 EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI 7K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #20 ↑2 10 too low 11 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #11 12 Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types 20K+ · 4.9★ (56) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too low 13 CoSchedule 3K+ · 4.6★ (188) wp.org #24 ↓1 11 too low 14 Event Single Page Builder For The Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.8★ (81) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress 30K+ · 4.3★ (69) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too low 16 Enable Abilities for MCP 5K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin 50K+ · 3.8★ (397) wp.org #22 ↓1 5 too low 18 Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.5★ (108) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 EventON – Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 Easy MCP AI – Connect Claude to WordPress: MCP Server for ChatGPT & AI Agents 30K+ · 4.9★ (16) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too high 22 Organizers Embed – Action Network for WordPress 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 19 too high 23 Newsletters, Email Marketing, SMS and Popups by Omnisend 100K+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #23 24 Eventward 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↑3 9 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.