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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “embedded tweet”

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 “embedded tweet”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

WPMozo Blocks and Addons shows at wp.org #5 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 80+ 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

PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates) places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 361 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Custom Twitter Feeds – A Tweets Widget or X Feed Widget 100K+ · 4.8★ (401) wp.org #1 2 EmbedPress – PDF Embedder, 3D PDF FlipBook, Google Reviews, YouTube Videos, Upload & Embed PDF documents 100K+ · 4.8★ (306) wp.org #2 3 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Embed Privacy 10K+ · 4.9★ (26) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder 7K+ · 5.0★ (243) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates) 70K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Simple Statistics for Feeds 800+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 AWP Classifieds 3K+ · 4.6★ (301) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Social Share Buttons 1K+ · 4.8★ (28) wp.org #9 10 FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 SweepWidget – Giveaway, Contest, Sweepstakes, Competition & Photo Contest Plugin 100+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 WP Notes Widget 700+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 EmbedSocial – Social Media Feeds, Reviews and Galleries 4K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 WPMozo Blocks and Addons 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 WPMozo Addons Lite for Elementor 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 WebCalendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Topper Pack 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Mathilda 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 C ClickReach – Social Share Buttons & Counter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 WP Composer – The Easiest Page Builder 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 System Markdown Alternate — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 AiO Podcast Studio: All-in-One Podcast Manager, Player & Publisher — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 6Arshid Social Community — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Video Downloader for X — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 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.