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

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 “rsvps”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Eventward shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

GSheetConnector – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save CF7 Entries to Database places #9 on merit, 4.4★ from 129 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #1 2 Event Tickets and Registration 90K+ · 3.5★ (236) wp.org #2 3 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 RSVP and Event Management 3K+ · 4.4★ (58) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Events Made Easy 1K+ · 4.6★ (111) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Simple Calendar – Google Calendar Plugin 50K+ · 3.8★ (397) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 GSheetConnector – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save CF7 Entries to Database 40K+ · 4.4★ (129) wp.org #15 ↑3 6 too low 10 EventON – Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Registrations for the Events Calendar – Event Registration Plugin 7K+ · 5.0★ (103) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Wedding RSVP – Wedding Guest List, Meal Choices & RSVP Tracker 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 5 too high 15 Live Event Seating Lite – Seating Chart, Floor Plan, RSVP & Event Ticket 40+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too low 16 Add to Calendar Button 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 Tockify Events Calendar 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Event Koi Lite – Events Calendar, Event Management, RSVP, and Tickets 60+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 RSVPMaker 200+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Webmention 900+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Eventward 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 S Simple RSVP 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 Bandsintown Events 4K+ · 3.3★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too high 24 Ticket Spot – Event Tickets, RSVPs & Calendar 40+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.