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

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 “therapy”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (106) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Timetics – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling 2K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too low 3 WPS Bookings for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (43) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Booktics – Appointment Booking Calendar for Service Businesses 800+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 Bookingor – Booking System and Appointment Booking Calendar, Meeting Scheduling & WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 too high 6 GemBooking – Appointment Booking, Booking Calendar & Reservations 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↓2 3 too high 7 DigiCommerce – Conversion-Focused Digital Sales Platform 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 SaasPricing – Advanced Pricing & Comparison Tables for Elementor 400+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 Theraplo 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10 Questions Deck — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↑2 1 too high 11 MJM Clinic 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↑2 5 too low 12 PraxisBooking – Online-Terminbuchung — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13 Private Practice Financial Calculators — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑2 1 too high 14 Albertoit Client Management for Coaches — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑2 1 too high 15 SiteStaffr: AI Receptionist with Free AI Chat for WordPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑2 1 too high 16 Mente Clara Portal — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑2 1 too high 17 SlotNova Booking for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑2 18 FormIQ AI Intake Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑3 19 BookingDaddy – Booking & Appointment Made Bold, Easy, and Smart — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 20 Bookiso – Multipurpose Service Appointment Booking & Form Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑2 21 ChatterForms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑2 22 Resourcemanager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑2 23 HWG Check — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Appointment Booking System, Scheduling & Calendar – Tiger Booking — · 0.0★ (0) 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.