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

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 “seminar”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Online Buchungssystem – edoobox shows at wp.org #7 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar places #11 on merit, 4.5★ from 108 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #1 2 Booking Activities 3K+ · 5.0★ (121) wp.org #2 3 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too low 4 Cool Timeline (Horizontal & Vertical Timeline) 20K+ · 4.7★ (333) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too low 5 Simple Event Planner 1K+ · 4.3★ (23) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #3 ↑14 3 too high 7 WebinarPress – Webinar System for WordPress 800+ · 4.1★ (40) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block 10K+ · 4.7★ (101) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events 2K+ · 4.5★ (292) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too low 10 Tockify Events Calendar 2K+ · 4.5★ (20) wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too high 11 Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.5★ (108) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 Event Monster – Event Manager, Event Booking, Event Ticket & Registration 600+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 eRoom – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams 8K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #17 ↓5 3 too low 15 WPS Bookings for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (43) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 Online Buchungssystem – edoobox 200+ · 4.3★ (8) wp.org #7 ↓1 9 too high 17 Timeline Module for Divi 3K+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too high 18 RSVPMaker 200+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 EventAgent.ai 10+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #23 ↑1 4 too low 20 Hydra Booking — Appointment Scheduling & Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too high 21 Booktics – Appointment Booking Calendar for Service Businesses 700+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #21 22 Monthly Events Calendar 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too high 23 Javis Seminar- und Veranstaltungsmanagement 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Fast Events 30+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.