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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “conference plugin”

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 “conference plugin”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

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

3CX Free Live Chat, Calls & Messaging places #8 on merit, 4.6★ from 820 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 FlexMeeting – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Jitsi Meet 1K+ · 4.5★ (38) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention 20K+ · 4.9★ (114) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Video Conferencing with Zoom 10K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #6 ↓2 2 too low 5 Conference Scheduler 200+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map 10K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #7 8 3CX Free Live Chat, Calls & Messaging 100K+ · 4.6★ (820) wp.org #14 ↑2 6 too low 9 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education 10K+ · 4.5★ (487) wp.org #11 ↑2 1 too low 11 WP Abstracts 300+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too high 12 eRoom – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams 8K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too high 13 The Events Calendar Shortcode & Block 10K+ · 4.7★ (101) wp.org #17 ↑5 4 too low 14 Live Chat by Formilla – Real-time Chat & Chatbots Plugin 2K+ · 4.8★ (116) wp.org #16 ↑3 2 too low 15 Hello I am here! Video conferences 200+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #5 ↑1 10 too high 16 Events Shortcodes For The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #22 ↓2 6 too low 17 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #15 ↑3 2 too high 18 Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar 10K+ · 4.5★ (108) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 SeatReg 300+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #20 ↑3 1 too low 20 Event Countdown for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #23 ↑1 3 too low 21 Booking Package 10K+ · 4.0★ (15) wp.org #21 22 connectDaily Events Calendar Plugin 90+ · 4.4★ (17) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Video Conference 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑3 5 too high 24 Plug-N-Meet web conference integration 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑4 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.