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

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 “tickets”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 5 plugins are 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

Easy PayPal Events & Tickets shows at wp.org #11 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.9★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons places #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 775 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Event Tickets and Registration 90K+ · 3.5★ (236) wp.org #1 2 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #2 3 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249) wp.org #9 ↑2 3 too low 7 EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings, Tickets & AI 7K+ · 4.4★ (85) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 SupportCandy – AI Customer Support Ticket System & Live Chatbot Agent 10K+ · 4.9★ (289) wp.org #14 ↑2 6 too low 9 Tickera – Sell Tickets & Manage Events 2K+ · 4.5★ (292) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too low 10 My Tickets – Accessible Event Ticketing 600+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too high 11 Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ · 5.0★ (775) wp.org #22 ↓2 11 too low 12 My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) wp.org #16 ↓2 4 too low 13 Event Tickets with Ticket Scanner 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #7 ↑1 6 too high 14 Maintenance 1M+ · 4.4★ (869) wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too low 15 Fluent Support – Helpdesk & Customer Support Ticket System 10K+ · 4.6★ (69) wp.org #15 16 Event Tickets Manager for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (32) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Sugar Calendar – Events Calendar, Event Tickets, and Events Management Platform 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) wp.org #12 ↓5 5 too high 18 Bus Ticket Booking with Seat Reservation 700+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #20 ↑3 2 too low 19 Ticket Tailor — Event Ticketing & Registration 4K+ · 4.3★ (46) wp.org #19 ↑3 20 Easy PayPal Events & Tickets 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #11 ↑2 9 too high 21 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 WooPayments: Integrated WooCommerce Payments 800K+ · 3.4★ (177) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 Venuera – Event Tickets for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too high 24 ZenCommunity – Community, Forum, Social Network, Chat & Support Tickets 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 1 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.