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

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 “obs”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

OBS HuaWeiCloud shows at wp.org #4 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View 3K+ · 4.8★ (78) wp.org #1 2 OSS Aliyun 3K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #2 3 PrivacyBee – Datenschutz im Autopilot 800+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #3 4 W WP Immo Manager 100+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Worthy – VG WORT Integration für WordPress 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 WP2LEADS | WordPress und KlickTipp einfach verbinden – WooCommerce und KlickTipp einfach verbinden 70+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 KODO Qiniu 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 10+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9 Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 400+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 OBS HuaWeiCloud 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 VG WORT METIS 1K+ · 2.6★ (14) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Castio.live – WordPress Streaming Plugin with Chat (HLS) 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 WP Pregnancy & Ovulation Calculator 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Term Description Popup — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15 USS Upyun 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 1 too high 16 TIVENTS 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 Bastora Security Audit 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑7 5 too high 18 AffiliLabs — Amazon & Digistore Product Review Affiliate Plugin Powered by AI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 PDN152 Compliance 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 Gartentechnik.com 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Heyrecruit 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↑2 22 Fenton Digital Badges — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 KloudStack Observability for Azure 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 IT-Recht Kanzlei Trust-Widget 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.