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

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 “scheduling”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 2 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

SuperSaaS – online appointment scheduling shows at wp.org #7 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.4★ average from 10 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia places #9 on merit, 4.6★ from 793 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (106) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 EMC – Embed Calendly Scheduling With Ease 10K+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #1 ↑1 1 too high 3 Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 60K+ · 4.4★ (586) wp.org #3 4 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 Revive Social – Social Media Auto Post and Scheduling Automation Plugin 20K+ · 4.0★ (556) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #13 ↓2 7 too low 7 Chwazi – Delivery & Pickup Scheduling for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too high 8 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #14 ↑4 6 too low 9 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 Easy Appointment Booking & Scheduling Plugin – Webba Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.9★ (157) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too high 11 Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories 100K+ · 4.5★ (172) wp.org #16 ↓2 5 too low 12 Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #21 ↓5 8 too low 14 Timetics – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling 2K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too high 15 Hydra Booking — Appointment Scheduling & Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #8 ↑1 7 too high 16 Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (235) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 SuperSaaS – online appointment scheduling 1K+ · 3.4★ (10) wp.org #7 ↑1 10 too high 18 Rox Appointment Booking – Event, Calendar & Appointment Scheduling 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 ↓6 8 too high 19 Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar by vcita 1K+ · 3.9★ (117) wp.org #19 20 Koalendar – Easy Appointment Scheduling & Booking Plugin 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 ShiftController Employee Shift Scheduling 600+ · 4.4★ (22) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 Ultimate Appointment Booking & Scheduling 80+ · 4.1★ (20) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too high 23 Scheduling Plugin – Online Booking for WordPress 500+ · 3.7★ (17) wp.org #23 24 Radius Booking – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling for Services & Events 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24

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.