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

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 “broadcaster”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 2 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

Stream Player by netmix® – Streaming audio for WordPress! shows at wp.org #7 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 60+ 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

WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 78 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Radio Station by netmix® – Manage and play your Show Schedule in WordPress! 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #1 2 Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 10+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #4 ↑2 2 too low 3 Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 400+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View 3K+ · 4.8★ (78) wp.org #15 ↓1 11 too low 5 Spreaker Shortcode 4K+ · 3.6★ (8) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 Broadcaster Auto Responder for Gravity Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 ↑1 3 too high 7 Live Shopping & Shoppable Videos For WooCommerce 300+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #17 ↓2 10 too low 8 Pixel Office AEO Inoculator & AI Broadcaster — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 HDWebmobile Live Shopping with Agora — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10 Yappa Widget 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↓2 12 too low 11 Streekpanel — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 EMM Multi Sport Schedule — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Stream Player by netmix® – Streaming audio for WordPress! 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 6 too high 14 PlanetaChurch Radio Player — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 AvoPay Bitcoin for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too low 16 Linear Live Radio Player for Serverlessradio — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Johneid Newsletter Express — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 KhvichaDev – Waitlist & Notify — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 TuneSera – Internet Radio Player & Station Directory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 SPOSCOR Football & Soccer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 21 MyLiveCart — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 B Bongolive SMS — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 B Blinko Broadcaster for WordPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 HTML5 VideoChat — · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 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.