Plugin Pulse Beta
← Rankings

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

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 “conferencing”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 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 #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Video Conferencing with Zoom 10K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #1 2 3CX Free Live Chat, Calls & Messaging 100K+ · 4.6★ (820) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia 90K+ · 4.6★ (793) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46) wp.org #4 5 Virtual Classroom & Video Conferencing – BigBlueButton 400+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 eRoom – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams 8K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 FlexMeeting – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Jitsi Meet 1K+ · 4.5★ (38) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 WP BASE Booking of Appointments, Services and Events 100+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #18 10 too low 9 MotoPress Appointment Booking 2K+ · 4.5★ (21) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 BuddyMeet 600+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 Hydra Booking — Appointment Scheduling & Booking Calendar 2K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 MeetingHub – Appointment Booking & Meeting Scheduling for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Jitsi 400+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #11 ↓5 1 too high 13 Creavi Appointment Booking Calendar 90+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 ↑9 5 too high 14 WPCal.io – Easy Meeting Scheduler 800+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 10+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #23 ↓2 8 too low 16 BrainCert Virtual Classroom 10+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #19 3 too low 17 Video Conferencing with Webex 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Quill Booking – Appointment Scheduling & Event Management Solution 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too high 19 Bookingor – Booking System and Appointment Booking Calendar, Meeting Scheduling & WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 WeMeet for Webex 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 RingQ Free Live Chat, Calls & Messaging 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 Sequel 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Video Conference 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Plug-N-Meet web conference integration 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #10 14 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.