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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “simple reminder”

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 “simple reminder”, 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

SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar shows at wp.org #4 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 20 places. Its 30K+ 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

Simply Schedule Appointments places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 155 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 Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869) wp.org #1 2 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #2 3 Customer Reviews for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.8★ (1539) wp.org #3 4 Cart Abandonment Recovery for WooCommerce – Recover Lost Sales with Automated Emails 300K+ · 4.8★ (626) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Paid Membership Subscriptions – Effortless Memberships, Recurring Payments & Content Restriction 10K+ · 4.7★ (270) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP 30K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #14 ↓2 6 too low 9 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #17 ↓2 8 too low 10 Stripe Payment Forms by WP Simple Pay – Accept Credit Card Payments + Subscriptions with Stripe 8K+ · 4.4★ (117) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Easy Appointments 10K+ · 4.3★ (131) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too low 12 Simple Points and Rewards for WooCommerce – Create a Loyalty Program 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 Easy Appointment Booking & Scheduling Plugin – Webba Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #23 ↓2 10 too low 14 Abandoned Cart Lite for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.1★ (84) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too low 15 RSVP and Event Management 3K+ · 4.4★ (58) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too low 16 WP Updates Notifier 20K+ · 4.2★ (35) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Recarto – Abandoned Cart Recovery for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (28) wp.org #21 ↓1 4 too low 18 Wired Impact Volunteer Management 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #22 ↓4 3 too low 20 Disable WP Notification 10K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Simple Mortgage Calculator 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #12 9 too high 22 AdFlow – Ad Inserter & Ad Manager: AdSense, Banner Ads & ads.txt 3K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 12 too high 23 N Ni Payment Reminder For WooCommerce 100+ · 2.9★ (7) wp.org #7 ↓1 16 too high 24 SimplyBook.me – Booking and reservations calendar 30K+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #4 20 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.