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

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 “pilates”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 of the top 15. 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 it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #1 2 Gym Builder – Class Timetable & Booking for Gyms, Fitness & Yoga Studios 100+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Radius Booking – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling for Services & Events 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Bookingor – Booking System and Appointment Booking Calendar, Meeting Scheduling & WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Attendra – Class, Package & Attendance Manager 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 6 Gather Grove Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 Junocal Booking – Class Schedule for Solo Instructors and Studios — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 H Holdstyring Class Booking Widgets — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 9 AlbertoIT Wellness Studio Manager – Yoga, Reiki, Sports & Coaching Bookings — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Websel Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 11 UAIP Simple Timetable — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 Gather Grove Communities — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 Beacon Events – Events Calendar with Recurring Events & Google Calendar Sync — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 Gym Class Pass Manager — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Alsoworks Fitness Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1

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.