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

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 “wp event”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 6 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

Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar shows at wp.org #13 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 7K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 167 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #1 2 WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.0★ (249) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 Event Tickets and Registration 90K+ · 3.5★ (236) wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too high 6 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #3 ↑1 3 too high 7 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (759) wp.org #8 ↑3 1 too high 10 WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress 100K+ · 4.7★ (184) wp.org #11 ↑5 1 too low 11 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 WP Activity Log 300K+ · 4.7★ (490) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too low 13 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #15 ↑2 2 too low 14 WP Crontrol 300K+ · 4.4★ (167) wp.org #12 ↑2 2 too high 15 My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) wp.org #16 ↓3 1 too low 16 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too low 17 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #13 ↑2 5 too high 19 VS Event List 8K+ · 4.9★ (82) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 WP Event Aggregator: Import Eventbrite events, Meetup events, social events and any iCal Events into Event Calendar 1K+ · 4.6★ (54) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too high 21 Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 W WP Photo Album Plus 10K+ · 4.7★ (199) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 WP Events Manager 30K+ · 2.7★ (13) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 WP Consent API 200K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.