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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “reserved seating”

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 “reserved seating”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 of the top 20. 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.

Ranked above its merit

Reservation.Tools Embedded Booking Form for Restaurants, Clubs, Bars shows at wp.org #16 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Live Event Seating Lite – Seating Chart, Floor Plan, RSVP & Event Ticket 40+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #1 2 Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #2 3 Venuera – Event Tickets for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Stachethemes Seat Planner Lite 80+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 SeatLayer Seating Charts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Evenzo – Event Tickets, Calendar and Check-in for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 Tempo Book It Box Office — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Ticket Fairy Events — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 GemBooking – Appointment Booking, Booking Calendar & Reservations 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓3 1 too high 10 TixFox – Sell Event Tickets — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 ABP Transport Booking — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 ABP Event Ticket — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 ABP Tour & Travel — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 SeatHive Event Ticketing — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too low 15 Schedopia – Appointment Booking, Events & Seat Reservations — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓2 1 too high 16 Lesuto Chameleon Commerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too low 17 NetterTech Events — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 3 too low 18 Beacon Events – Events Calendar with Recurring Events & Google Calendar Sync — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 TicketPayGo Lite — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓2 2 too high 20 Reservation.Tools Embedded Booking Form for Restaurants, Clubs, Bars — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓2 4 too high 21 Events Calendar, Tickets & Registration with QR Check-in — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓2 3 too high 22 Purplepass plugin for The Event Calendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓3 23 W wp-seatingchart 10+ · 1.5★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓2

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.