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

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 “rrule”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20.

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

CalDav Calendar Viewer shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

ICS Calendar places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 72 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 ACF RRule Field 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Termin-Kalender 500+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 ICS Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (72) wp.org #12 9 too low 4 Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #13 ↓2 9 too low 5 Tripzzy – Travel Engine System 100+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Eventward 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 ↑1 3 too high 7 CP Multi View Events Calendar 900+ · 4.3★ (46) wp.org #14 ↓2 7 too low 8 WebCalendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Stachethemes Event Calendar Lite 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 B Bezugssysteme ICS Feed — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 RedKirin Calendar Flex for Google Calendar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Klangagenda Calendar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 Beacon Events – Events Calendar with Recurring Events & Google Calendar Sync — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 PayZen for WooCommerce 600+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too low 15 PlanIt Event Manager – Responsive Event Calendar & Management Plugin 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 Mayo Events Manager 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 GetSiteCalendar Lite 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 AnnoVisio — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Resourcemanager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 NetterTech Events — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 CalDav Calendar Viewer — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 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.