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

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 widget”, 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 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 #4 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 12 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

LiteSpeed Cache places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 2778 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #1 2 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (106) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 EMC – Embed Calendly Scheduling With Ease 10K+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #17 ↑2 10 too low 8 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 Easy Appointment Booking & Scheduling Plugin – Webba Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too low 10 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too low 12 Timetics – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling 2K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Koalendar – Easy Appointment Scheduling & Booking Plugin 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46) wp.org #16 ↓5 1 too low 16 SuperSaaS – online appointment scheduling 1K+ · 3.4★ (10) wp.org #4 12 too high 17 Hydra Booking — Appointment Scheduling & Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Ultimate Appointment Booking & Scheduling 80+ · 4.1★ (20) wp.org #14 ↑2 4 too high 19 Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar by vcita 1K+ · 3.9★ (117) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too low 20 Rox Appointment Booking – Event, Calendar & Appointment Scheduling 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↑1 8 too high 21 ShiftController Employee Shift Scheduling 600+ · 4.4★ (22) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Widget Visibility Time Scheduler 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too high 23 Widget Visibility Control 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 Schedulista – Online Scheduling 100+ · 3.5★ (4) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 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.