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

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 “rentals”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 6 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

Property Hive Rental Yield Calculator shows at wp.org #9 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Easy Property Listings places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 112 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #1 2 Booking Calendar 40K+ · 4.8★ (657) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too low 3 Booking and Rental Manager for Bike | Car | Resort | Appointment | Dress | Equipment 1K+ · 4.4★ (33) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too high 4 VikRentCar Car Rental Management System 4K+ · 4.8★ (30) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 WP Booking System – Booking Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (344) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Easy Google Maps by Supsystic – Custom Markers, Clustering & Map Themes 20K+ · 4.6★ (251) wp.org #18 ↑1 11 too low 8 Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms 20K+ · 4.4★ (433) wp.org #19 ↓2 11 too low 9 MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #14 ↑2 5 too low 10 Easy Appointment Booking & Scheduling Plugin – Webba Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.9★ (157) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 Easy Property Listings 5K+ · 4.7★ (112) wp.org #23 ↓1 12 too low 12 eaSYNC Booking – Hotels, Restaurants & Car Rentals 100+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #13 ↓3 1 too low 13 VikRentItems Flexible Rental Management System 600+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #5 ↓1 8 too high 14 Booqable Rental Plugin 1K+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #8 ↓3 6 too high 15 Vachr Short-Term Rental Reservations 30+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 Availability Datepicker – Booking Calendar for Contact Form 7 – Input WP 10K+ · 4.1★ (42) wp.org #21 ↓3 5 too low 17 Easy Booking – WooCommerce Booking & Reservation Plugin 4K+ · 4.7★ (63) wp.org #20 ↓7 3 too low 18 MotoPress Hotel Booking 10K+ · 3.7★ (65) wp.org #15 ↓3 3 too high 19 BA Book Everything 10K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #22 ↓2 3 too low 20 Tourfic – AI Powered Travel Booking, Hotel Booking & Car Rental 1K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #12 ↓3 8 too high 21 Twice Commerce – Easy Rental Booking System 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓2 11 too high 22 MotoPress Hotel Booking for Elementor 10K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #24 ↓3 2 too low 23 Property Hive Rental Yield Calculator 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓2 14 too high 24 Car Rental Manager – Online Vehicle Booking System 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓3 7 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.