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

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 “tattoo”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Scheduly – Appointment & Equipment Rental Booking Widget shows at wp.org #18 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #1 2 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (107) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites 10K+ · 4.5★ (39) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Easy Appointment Booking & Scheduling Plugin – Webba Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.9★ (159) wp.org #4 5 Easy!Appointments 500+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #5 6 Time Slot – Booking and Appointment System 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 7 Artist Image Generator: DALL-E AI for Image Content & Customizable WC Products. Upscaler. 90+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #23 ↓2 16 too low 8 Spotmaniac Dog Pedigree — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 9 Appointly 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 Bookingor – Booking System and Appointment Booking Calendar, Meeting Scheduling & WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Inkslip – Liability Waiver & Release Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 BMA Lite – Appointment Booking and Scheduling 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 Terminy – Appointment Booking Calendar & Staff Scheduling — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 termeo — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 FacileConsenso — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 BBOOK Appointment Scheduler — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Gravity Booking – Appointment Booking & Scheduling Addon for Gravity Forms 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Unbelievable Salon Booking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 Charades Game — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Appointment Booking & Scheduling Calendar – Aponto — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 FoundHint – Local SEO, Schema & Google Business Profile Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Microbite Business Schema 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 Scheduly – Appointment & Equipment Rental Booking Widget 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too high 24 Best Local SEO Tools, WordPress SEO Plugin 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.