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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “movie”

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 “movie”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

MAS Videos shows at wp.org #7 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder places #6 on merit, 4.6★ from 472 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Age Gate 40K+ · 4.6★ (64) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Movie Engine – OTT Streaming Platform for Movies & TV Series 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Schema – All In One Schema Rich Snippets 30K+ · 4.0★ (162) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5 GeeK! – Movie & Game Database 70+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472) wp.org #12 ↓3 6 too low 7 WP Film Studio – WordPress Movie Maker/Production Plugin 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 WidgetKit for Elementor – Lightweight Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 7K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #20 12 too low 9 Layouts for Elementor 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 Lumière Movies 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 M Make Filename Lowercase 1K+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12 My Movie Database 200+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 Store Locator for WordPress📍 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 ↑2 2 too low 14 Movie Helper 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too high 15 CubeWP Framework 3K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 CopySafe Video Protection – Copy Protect Video 100+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 MAS Videos 1K+ · 3.0★ (7) wp.org #7 10 too high 18 Tenvow Movie Review & Rating — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 Page Builder for WPForms – Display your WPForms entries in any page 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Enter Title Here Changer 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 H Hello Bruce Campbell 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 JustWatch – Partner Integrations 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Traktivity 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 ČSFD Last Seen 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 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.