wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “google meet”

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 “google meet”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 8 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

GoodMeet – Meetings & Classes for Google Meet shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 90+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.7★ from 1071 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ · 4.2★ (1012) wp.org #1 2

WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #2 3

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #6 ↑2 3 too low 4

eRoom – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams 8K+ · 4.1★ (68) heavy footprint wp.org #3 1 too high 5

Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #4 ↑2 1 too high 6

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #16 ↑1 10 too low 7

Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590) heavy footprint wp.org #11 ↓6 4 too low 8

Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #9 1 too low 9

Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10

FlexMeeting – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Jitsi Meet 1K+ · 4.5★ (38) wp.org #7 ↑3 3 too high 11

Reviews and Rating – Google Reviews 20K+ · 4.9★ (184) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #10 ↓3 1 too high 12

Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053) wp.org #21 9 too low 13

MeetingHub – Appointment Booking & Meeting Scheduling for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Jitsi 400+ · 4.8★ (13) heavy footprint thin reviews wp.org #5 ↓1 8 too high 14

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #23 9 too low 15

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #22 ↓1 7 too low 16

Insights from Google PageSpeed 10K+ · 4.8★ (28) not PHP-current wp.org #12 4 too high 17

ShareThis Dashboard for Google Analytics 80K+ · 3.6★ (138) not PHP-current wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18

GoodMeet – Meetings & Classes for Google Meet 90+ · 5.0★ (5) heavy footprint thin reviews wp.org #8 ↑4 10 too high 19

Basic Google Maps Placemarks 2K+ · 4.4★ (51) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20

WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #13 ↓2 7 too high 21

Beehive Analytics – Google Analytics Dashboard 20K+ · 4.5★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓2 3 too high 22

WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #17 5 too high 23

Simple Google Calendar Outlook Events Widget 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24

AI Powered Marketing 50K+ · 2.7★ (29) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #24

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.