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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “ota sync”

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 “ota sync”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 19. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Modern Hotel Booking — Direct Booking Engine, Availability Calendar & Vacation Rental PMS shows at wp.org #7 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 VikBooking Hotel Booking Engine & PMS 8K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Host Domination Booking Engine: Calendar Sync & Reservation System 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Yatra – Travel Booking & Tour Operator Software 600+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #3 4 MotoPress Hotel Booking 10K+ · 3.7★ (65) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Hotel Booking for WooCommerce 100+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Montonio for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #16 ↓1 10 too low 7 Checkfront Online Booking System 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 OTA Sync Booking Engine Widget 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 StayNexus Hotel Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 MetaBox Fulfillment 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 UltimaTour Operator 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 NoBeds Booking Engine & Channel Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 UltimaTour Connect — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 KEYMARIATOO – digital product license manager & selling tool — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 15 Modern Hotel Booking — Direct Booking Engine, Availability Calendar & Vacation Rental PMS 10+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Reimagine Booking Integrator for TicketingHub — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 S Saksh WP Hotel Booking Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Domilocus — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 BrewmyApp — Mobile App Builder for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 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.