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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “seat reservation”

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 “seat reservation”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 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

Cinema Seat Reservation For WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 10+ 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

Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 100 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Bus Ticket Booking with Seat Reservation 700+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #1 2 Five Star Restaurant Reservations – WordPress Booking Plugin 10K+ · 4.7★ (211) wp.org #2 ↑3 3 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too low 4 ReDi Restaurant Reservation – Instant Restaurant Booking & Table Reservation System 800+ · 4.5★ (28) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 WPCafe – Restaurant Menu, Online Food Ordering & Table Booking System 5K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7 Alex Reservations – Restaurant Reservations, Tables & White-Label Booking System 200+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 Booking and Rental Manager for Bike | Car | Resort | Appointment | Dress | Equipment 1K+ · 4.4★ (33) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too low 10 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #19 ↑2 9 too low 11 SeatReg 300+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 Timetics – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling 2K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13 Food Menu – Restaurant Menu & Online Ordering for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #21 ↓2 8 too low 14 Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Live Event Seating Lite – Seating Chart, Floor Plan, RSVP & Event Ticket 40+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Event Monster – Event Manager, Event Booking, Event Ticket & Registration 600+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #24 ↓1 8 too low 17 Stachethemes Seat Planner Lite 80+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 Mobile-Refuel Table Reservation 10+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too high 19 Multipurpose Ticket Booking Manager (Bus/Train/Ferry/Boat/Shuttle) 60+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #23 ↑1 4 too low 20 Flavor – Restaurant Menu & Table Reservations 90+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 DineKit – Restaurant Menu, Online Ordering, Table Reservations & POS 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 GemBooking – Appointment Booking, Booking Calendar & Reservations 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓5 10 too high 23 Schedopia – Appointment Booking, Events & Seat Reservations — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 Cinema Seat Reservation For WooCommerce 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑1 14 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.