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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “travel agency”

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 “travel agency”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 4 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

WP Travel Gutenberg Blocks shows at wp.org #3 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 800+ 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

WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 124 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 WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software 20K+ · 4.9★ (594) wp.org #1 2 WP Travel – Ultimate Travel Booking System, Tour Management Engine 3K+ · 4.7★ (164) wp.org #2 3 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Photo Gallery by Supsystic – Image Gallery, Masonry, Albums & Lightbox 20K+ · 4.6★ (498) wp.org #13 ↑8 8 too low 6 Travelly – Tour & Travel Booking Manager for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (45) wp.org #6 7 Yatra – Travel Booking & Tour Operator Software 600+ · 4.7★ (23) wp.org #7 ↓2 8 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #15 ↓3 7 too low 9 Tripzzy – Travel Engine System 100+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 iPanorama 360 – Advanced Virtual Tour Builder 4K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too low 11 Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress – Copy Button, Copy Text & Copy Code 10K+ · 4.5★ (36) wp.org #19 ↑1 8 too low 12 WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #22 ↓4 10 too low 13 Layouts for Elementor 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites 10K+ · 4.5★ (39) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too low 15 Tourfic – AI Powered Travel Booking, Hotel Booking & Car Rental 1K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 MPG – Multiple Page Generator, Bulk Landing Pages & Programmatic SEO 2K+ · 3.9★ (27) wp.org #20 ↓6 4 too low 17 WP Travel Gutenberg Blocks 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 14 too high 18 Panorama – Turn Photos into Immersive Virtual Tours 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #24 ↓1 6 too low 19 Spexo Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets, Mega Menu, Popup Builder, Template Kits and Starter Templates for Elementor 6K+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓1 4 too low 20 Travel Booking Toolkit 2K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓2 11 too high 21 TemplateSpare – 1000+ WordPress Starter Templates & Full Site Migration Tool | 1-Click Import/Export & No-Code Builder 10K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 WP Travel Engine – Elementor Widgets | Create Travel Booking Website Using WordPress and Elementor 10K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 12 too high 23 Travel Agency Companion – Create Tour & Travel Website Using WP Travel Engine 3K+ · 2.5★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 11 too high 24 WT Widgets for Elementor 300+ · 1.5★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓1 10 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.