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

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 “broadcast”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

DmiMag LiveBlog. Live broadcast shows at wp.org #5 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

FluentCRM – Email Newsletter, Automation, Email Marketing, Email Campaigns, Optins, Leads, and CRM Solution places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 250 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Broadcast 1K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #1 2 Kit (formerly ConvertKit) – Email Newsletter, Email Marketing, Membership, Subscribers and Landing Pages 40K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #2 3 Temporary Login Without Password 90K+ · 5.0★ (1549) wp.org #6 ↑3 3 too low 4 FunnelKit Automations – Email Marketing Automation and CRM for WordPress & WooCommerce 20K+ · 5.0★ (346) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View 3K+ · 4.8★ (78) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 FunnelKit – Funnel Builder Plugin for WooCommerce Checkout 30K+ · 5.0★ (1028) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express – Email Marketing, Post Notifications & WooCommerce Marekting Automation for WordPress 50K+ · 4.6★ (1170) wp.org #8 ↓2 1 too low 8 FluentCRM – Email Newsletter, Automation, Email Marketing, Email Campaigns, Optins, Leads, and CRM Solution 80K+ · 4.8★ (250) wp.org #14 ↑3 6 too low 9 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation 2K+ · 4.8★ (150) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Create 6K+ · 4.3★ (25) wp.org #10 ↑2 11 Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 400+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #3 8 too high 12 Telegram Bot & Channel 500+ · 4.8★ (22) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 Stock Manager for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.2★ (130) wp.org #20 ↓3 7 too low 14 Notiqoo – Order Notification & Customer Chat for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 Radio Station by netmix® – Manage and play your Show Schedule in WordPress! 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #22 ↓4 7 too low 16 Buttonizer – Live Chat, AI Chatbot, Call, Chat, Contact Button 50K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #24 ↓3 8 too low 17 Radio Player Page 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓3 4 too high 18 Jock On Air Now (JOAN) 400+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #17 ↓4 1 too high 19 StreamCast – bring live radio to your site with a sleek player 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #18 ↓4 1 too high 20 Seriously Simple Stats 5K+ · 3.6★ (13) wp.org #23 ↓3 3 too low 21 DmiMag LiveBlog. Live broadcast 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 16 too high 22 Push Notifications for WP – Self Hosted Web Push Notifications 6K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #19 ↓4 3 too high 23 Chainwire Integration 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓5 2 too high 24 Admin Dashboard RSS Feed 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 9 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.