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

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 “tennis”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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 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

Tennis Software shows at wp.org #14 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — 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 SportsPress – Sports Club & League Manager 10K+ · 4.7★ (369) wp.org #1 2 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 JoomSport – for Sports: Team & League, Football, Hockey & more 1K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Court Reservation – Tennis, Padel & Sports Court Booking 90+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Shared Albums for Google Photos 500+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #5 6 Sport Predictions for JoomSport 50+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #6 7 Weather Atlas Widget 8K+ · 4.1★ (41) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Sportsteam Widget – Football livescore 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 AnWP Sports Leagues – Basketball, Ice Hockey, Handball, Rugby & More 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↑3 1 too high 10 Bukza 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 SimplyRETS Real Estate IDX 200+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #16 ↓1 5 too low 12 Table Tennis Tournament for Clubs — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑2 1 too high 13 P Planyo online reservation system 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Tennis booking system, Sport tournament management – TennisThor 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 5 too low 15 BoardIt tennis, padel and pickleball — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 GemBooking – Appointment Booking, Booking Calendar & Reservations 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓5 3 too high 17 Playard — Sports Facility Booking System for Courts, Fields, Pitches, Venues and More 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑2 1 too low 18 Tennis Software — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Rotation Tournaments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 Scoreboard UI 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 Court Booking System — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 Keyideas Jewelry Filter & Search — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Anolla – Appointment Scheduling and Booking Software 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 NetDraw — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.