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

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 “flv”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Auto Rename Media On Upload shows at wp.org #13 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Cincopa video and media plug-in 1K+ · 2.8★ (26) wp.org #1 2 Easy Media Download 8K+ · 4.0★ (28) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin 2K+ · 3.8★ (277) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 M MimeTypes Link Icons 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading 9K+ · 4.9★ (120) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 Cleanup Orphan Images 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 JW Player for WordPress 1K+ · 3.8★ (29) wp.org #19 ↓2 11 too low 9 Transcoder 400+ · 3.6★ (8) wp.org #9 10 Embed Extended – Embed Maps, Videos, Websites, Source Codes, and more 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 Restrict WP Upload Type 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓2 7 too low 12 WIDEO视频播放器 100+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too low 13 GoDAM – Video Hosting for LMS & Online Courses 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Storage for Woo via S3-Compatible 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓1 6 too low 15 Media Player Addons for Elementor – Audio and Video Widgets for Elementor 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 Indigetal Media Offload for Bunny.net 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too high 17 ZW Player Video Embed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too high 18 Storage for EDD via S3-Compatible 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓2 4 too low 19 Videtect – Auto Video Source for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 YourImageShare Media Offload — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Auto Rename Media On Upload 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 JSON API Cincopa 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓3 1 too high 23 Storage for Woo via Dropbox 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 Storage for EDD via OneDrive — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.