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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “live broadcasting”

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 “live broadcasting”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 4 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

Plug-N-Meet web conference integration shows at wp.org #7 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

FV Flowplayer Video Player places #12 on merit, 4.4★ from 90 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View 3K+ · 4.8★ (78) wp.org #1 2 Email Subscribers & Newsletters by Icegram Express – Email Marketing, Post Notifications & WooCommerce Marekting Automation for WordPress 50K+ · 4.6★ (1170) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Zotpress 2K+ · 4.9★ (66) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Broadcast 1K+ · 4.9★ (214) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar 20K+ · 4.8★ (302) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 400+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 eRoom – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams 8K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Radio Station by netmix® – Manage and play your Show Schedule in WordPress! 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #8 9 Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 10+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 WP YouTube Live 1K+ · 4.0★ (10) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Jock On Air Now (JOAN) 400+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Chat Bro Live Group Chat 100+ · 4.4★ (20) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 AvoPay Bitcoin for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 ShopCentral – Advanced Multi Store Management & Store Analytics for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 VMPlayer 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Live Sales for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Legacy MediaTech Live Schedule — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 LiveWebinar 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Sermons-NL — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Plug-N-Meet web conference integration 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #7 14 too high 22 Pixel Office AEO Inoculator & AI Broadcaster — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 SiteSkyline Email Campaign Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Botoscope 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 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.