wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wellness”
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 “wellness”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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
FitCalc – Health Calculators & Wellness Tools shows at wp.org #11 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 30+ 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
Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 91 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ · 4.9★ (4755)
wp.org #2 1 too low 2 
Online Scheduling and Appointment Booking System – Bookly 60K+ · 4.4★ (586)
wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 
Easy Appointments 10K+ · 4.3★ (131) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 
CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #6 2 too low 5 
Stylish Price List – Price Table Builder & QR Code Restaurant Menu 3K+ · 4.7★ (117)
wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too low 6 
MultiSafepay plugin for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #1 5 too high 7 
Booktics – Appointment Booking Calendar for Service Businesses 700+ · 4.2★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↓2 2 too high 8 
Appointment Booking Plugin – LatePoint | Calendar & Scheduling for WordPress 100K+ · 4.9★ (106)
wp.org #17 ↑1 9 too low 9 
TrueBooker – Appointment Booking and Scheduler System 600+ · 5.0★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #8 1 too high 10 
Hydra Booking — Appointment Scheduling & Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.4★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #7 3 too high 11 
Koalendar – Easy Appointment Scheduling & Booking Plugin 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91)
wp.org #24 12 too low 13 
WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #13 ↓1 14 
Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46)
wp.org #23 ↓2 9 too low 15 
Agile Store Locator 10K+ · 4.9★ (59) not PHP-current
wp.org #22 ↑1 7 too low 16 
Country Based Restrictions for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.5★ (52) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #15 1 too high 17 
Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites 10K+ · 4.5★ (39) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #14 3 too high 18 
Smart Search & Product Filter for WooCommerce – Searchanise 900+ · 4.4★ (43) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #18 ↓2 19 
Rox Appointment Booking – Event, Calendar & Appointment Scheduling 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too high 20 
File Uploads Addon for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.7★ (27)
wp.org #19 1 too high 21 
Sublium Subscriptions – Subscriptions for WooCommerce – Recurring Payments, Subscription Plans & Installments 700+ · 5.0★ (11) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑1 22 
SUBRE – Product Subscription for WooCommerce – Recurring Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (4) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too high 23 
Easy Age Verify 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #20 3 too high 24 FitCalc – Health Calculators & Wellness Tools 30+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓1 13 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.