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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “kick embed”

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 “kick embed”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

AboutBuzz Stories Embed shows at wp.org #7 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its — 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

WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget & Block, Share Buttons & Click to Chat places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 144 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … 20K+ · 4.2★ (169) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, Popups, Free Forms, Animations & More 80K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Kubio AI Page Builder 80K+ · 4.4★ (79) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Gratisfaction- Loyalty, Rewards , Referral, Birthday and Giveaway Program 600+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 StreamWeasels Twitch Integration 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #5 6 StreamWeasels Kick Integration 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 5 too high 7 WPZOOM Connect: Social Icons Widget & Block, Share Buttons & Click to Chat 90K+ · 4.9★ (144) wp.org #18 11 too low 8 Gratisfaction- Contests Giveaways Referral Loyalty Rewards and Birthdays Program 20+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Riddle Quiz Maker – easily add quizzes with unlimited lead generation to your site 200+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 AI Search for WooCommerce — Semantic & Live Search 80+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Text to Speech – TTSWP 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too low 12 Infinite Uploads – Offload, Optimize & Organize Your Media Library 800+ · 4.4★ (20) wp.org #22 ↓1 10 too low 13 B Broadcast Companion (Twitch) 80+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↓1 6 too low 14 Gist All-In-One Marketing – Live Chat, Popups, Email 500+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 AboutBuzz Stories Embed — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 8 too high 16 V Vanilla Forums 100+ · 2.8★ (17) wp.org #24 ↓1 8 too low 17 Blue Billywig 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Easy Panorama 500+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 Socialman – The Ultimate Giveaway & Contest Plugin for WordPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20 WhenIsTheMatch Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 Sportstats Cup Generator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 SEO Audit & PageSpeed Insights Scanner — White Label Agency Lead Generation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Verenigingsplanner — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 Flowgration – CRM & Email Marketing — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 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.