Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar vs Automatic Post Scheduler
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,656, ahead of Automatic Post Scheduler at #18,105. Over the last 7 days Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar slipped 3 places and Automatic Post Scheduler slipped 38 places. Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar has the largest install base, roughly 125× the next: 10K+ active installs against 80+ for Automatic Post Scheduler. Downloads this week: Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar 7,294 and Automatic Post Scheduler 22. Ratings: Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar 4.9★ from 524 and Automatic Post Scheduler 5★ from 2 reviews.
| Metric | Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar | Automatic Post Scheduler |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,656 ▼ 3 | #18,105 ▼ 38 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 80+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 7,294 | 22 |
| Rating | 4.9★ (524) | 5★ (2) |
| Last updated | Oct 19, 2026 | Jun 7, 2016 |
| Current version | 1.6.01 | 0.9.5 |
| Best rank on record | #1,629 | #18,044 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Dec 2017 | Nov 2010 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar or Automatic Post Scheduler?
By active installs, Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar: 10K+ sites run it against 80+ for Automatic Post Scheduler, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 21, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar or Automatic Post Scheduler?
Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar, at #1,656 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Automatic Post Scheduler at #18,105. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Appointment Hour Booking – Booking Calendar or Automatic Post Scheduler alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.