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

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 “pip”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Meet Hour Video Conference shows at wp.org #19 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ 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

All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 136 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 HTML5 Video Player – embed fast, responsive videos with ease 20K+ · 4.6★ (195) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 Range Slider Addon for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Lean Player – Video and Audio Player with Playlist for WordPress, Elementor and Gutenberg 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Bradmax Player 1K+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Really Simple Featured Video for Posts, Pages & WooCommerce Products 4K+ · 4.0★ (34) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 All In One Lightbox – show any media in beautiful popups 3K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (136) wp.org #23 15 too low 9 bSlider – Build Sliders That Bring Your Content to Life 5K+ · 4.0★ (11) wp.org #8 ↑2 1 too high 10 Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery 1K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #10 ↓2 11 Panorama – Turn Photos into Immersive Virtual Tours 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 Forex Calculators 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Yoppli Video Player Design — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Shipping Address QR code for Invoices & Packing lists for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 PICK VIZ — Sports Picks, Tipster & Handicapper Platform — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 Reimage Optimizer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Reproductor de Video Picture in Picture — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Craftsmenit-Video Platform for YouTube — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 ZW Player Video Embed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Logvas Login Screen Designer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Media Fields for Contact Form 7 – Video, Audio, 3D, Gallery and PDF Fields — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Easy Player – YouTube, Vimeo & HTML5 Video Player 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Meet Hour Video Conference 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Booster for WPForms 700+ · 1.0★ (1) 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.