wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “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 “meet”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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
MeetingHub – Appointment Booking & Meeting Scheduling for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Jitsi shows at wp.org #7 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.8★ average from 13 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 6053 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833)
wp.org #1 2 
FlexMeeting – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Jitsi Meet 1K+ · 4.5★ (38)
wp.org #2 3 
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667)
wp.org #6 ↑5 3 too low 4 
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) low rating, top placement
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
eRoom – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams 8K+ · 4.1★ (68)
wp.org #4 1 too high 6 
Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590)
wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053)
wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too low 8 
Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413)
wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too low 9 
Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184)
wp.org #10 ↓2 1 too low 10 
Custom Post Type UI 1M+ · 4.6★ (276)
wp.org #9 1 too high 11 
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ · 3.1★ (237) low rating, top placement
wp.org #5 6 too high 12 
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807)
wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 
Redirection 2M+ · 4.4★ (703)
wp.org #13 ↓1 14 
Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496)
wp.org #23 9 too low 15 
Complianz – Terms and Conditions 300K+ · 4.9★ (187)
wp.org #19 4 too low 16 
Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155)
wp.org #21 ↑1 5 too low 17 MeetingHub – Appointment Booking & Meeting Scheduling for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Webex, Jitsi 400+ · 4.8★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↓1 10 too high 18 
Employee Spotlight – Team Member Showcase & Meet the Team Plugin 300+ · 4.7★ (31)
wp.org #18 19 
Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46)
wp.org #24 5 too low 20 
PublishPress Checklists: Pre-Publishing Approval Checklist – Validate Post Requirements 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 
Disable Comments 100K+ · 3.8★ (25)
wp.org #17 4 too high 22 
GoodMeet – Meetings & Classes for Google Meet 80+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #15 7 too high 23 
Flexible Subscriptions 1K+ · 4.6★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #16 7 too high 24 
Meet The Team 100+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #20 4 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.