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

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

Plug-N-Meet web conference integration shows at wp.org #13 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 302 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View 3K+ · 4.8★ (78) wp.org #1 2 Zotpress 2K+ · 4.9★ (66) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express – Email Marketing, Post Notifications & WooCommerce Marekting Automation for WordPress 50K+ · 4.6★ (1170) wp.org #4 ↑2 1 too low 4 ActivityPub 6K+ · 4.9★ (40) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Broadcast 1K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar 20K+ · 4.8★ (302) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too low 7 Radio Station by netmix® – Manage and play your Show Schedule in WordPress! 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 eRoom – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams 8K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too low 9 Jock On Air Now (JOAN) 400+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Group Chat & Video Chat by AtomChat 200+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too low 11 Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 10+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 400+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 AvoPay Bitcoin for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↑3 3 too low 14 LiveWebinar 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 VMPlayer 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too high 16 GeoBuddy 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑2 1 too high 17 Sermons-NL — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑3 18 Legacy MediaTech Live Schedule — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑2 1 too low 19 Live Sales for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑2 1 too low 20 Pixel Office AEO Inoculator & AI Broadcaster — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑2 1 too low 21 KhvichaDev – Waitlist & Notify — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Commenti – Disable & Remove Comments, Stop Spam [Multi-Site Support] — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Botoscope 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Plug-N-Meet web conference integration 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑1 11 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.