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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tour operator”

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 “tour operator”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 7 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

Tour Operator Team shows at wp.org #11 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce places #8 on merit, 4.5★ from 282 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software 20K+ · 4.9★ (593) wp.org #1 2 Yatra – Travel Booking & Tour Operator Software 600+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #2 3 WPVR – 360 Panorama viewer and Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (134) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 WP Travel – Ultimate Travel Booking System, Tour Management Engine 3K+ · 4.7★ (164) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Travelly – Tour & Travel Booking Manager for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (45) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Tour Operator 40+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Tripzzy – Travel Engine System 100+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 PPOM – Product Addons & Custom Fields for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (282) wp.org #23 15 too low 9 Tourfic – AI Powered Travel Booking, Hotel Booking & Car Rental 1K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 UltimaTour Operator 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 AdFlow – Easy Google AdSense Integration 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 WP Travel Gutenberg Blocks 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Tour Operator Special Offers 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Tour Operator Reviews 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Bandsintown Events 4K+ · 3.3★ (8) wp.org #21 6 too low 16 Tour Operator Team 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Travel Booking Toolkit 3K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 WP Travel Engine – Elementor Widgets | Create Travel Booking Website Using WordPress and Elementor 10K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 5 too high 19 Tourwriter Itineraries 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Tourfic Toolkit 900+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Jotform – AI Chatbot 5K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Tourify – Turn WooCommerce Products into Adventures 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Wetu Content Importer 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 5 too high 24 WT Widgets for Elementor 300+ · 1.5★ (2) wp.org #22 2 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.