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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “html5 game”

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 “html5 game”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 6 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

Scoreboard for HTML5 Games Lite shows at wp.org #1 but places #6 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) places #5 on merit, 4.6★ from 244 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 wp.org
1 Interactive Content – H5P 40K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Starbox – the Author Box for Humans 10K+ · 4.5★ (203) wp.org #12 ↓1 10 too low 3 Personal Dictionary – Vocabulary Games, Memory Games 70+ · 4.8★ (8) wp.org #3 4 Scrollsequence – Cinematic Scroll Image Animation Plugin 3K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) 9K+ · 4.6★ (244) wp.org #16 11 too low 6 Scoreboard for HTML5 Games Lite 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 SmartVideo – Video Player and CDN 1K+ · 4.1★ (19) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 WHA Puzzle 200+ · 3.4★ (8) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 WP Shortcode by Drimify 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Media Player Addons for Elementor – Audio and Video Widgets for Elementor 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Snake Retro Game Shortcode by Eskim 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Video Share VOD – Turnkey Video Site Builder Script 60+ · 2.3★ (12) wp.org #11 ↑3 1 too high 13 LivePreview – Digital Product Demo Preview 20+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 Section Collection – Add Ready-made Sections to Design Modern Websites 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 U Uras Game Box for Oyunlar1.io — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 Plays Games Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Thim Blocks 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 Swipe n Buy for WooCommerce – let shoppers swipe through products and buy 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 iDev Games Arcade — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Octopus Learning Games — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Conversion.Business Gamified CAPTCHA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Spin Wheel – Lucky Wheel, Giveaway & Coupon Popup 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Ace Tic Tac Toe 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 wp-championship 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 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.