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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “radio widget”

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 “radio widget”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 3 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

European School Radio Widget Block shows at wp.org #3 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 19 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

Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 418 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Radio Station by netmix® – Manage and play your Show Schedule in WordPress! 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets 100K+ · 4.6★ (212) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too low 6 MP3 Audio Player – Music Player, Podcast Player & Radio by Sonaar 20K+ · 4.8★ (302) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Variation Swatches for WooCommerce 300K+ · 4.8★ (926) wp.org #10 ↑11 2 too low 9 Quran Radio 90+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #5 ↓1 4 too high 10 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 too low 11 Accessibility Widget by OneTap – Easy One-Click Accessibility Toolbar 60K+ · 4.9★ (80) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too low 12 Content Views – Post Grid & Filter (Shortcode, Blocks, Elementor Widgets) 100K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #16 ↓3 3 too low 14 Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor 4K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ · 4.8★ (132) wp.org #22 ↑1 7 too low 16 Search & Filter 40K+ · 4.5★ (175) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 HUSKY – Products Filter for WooCommerce Professional. MCP is onboard 80K+ · 4.6★ (337) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Redux Framework 900K+ · 4.4★ (273) wp.org #23 ↓5 5 too low 19 WDesignKit – AI Templates, Widget Builder & MCP Workflow 30K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #14 ↓2 5 too high 20 FnF.FM Radio 10+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 ↓4 8 too high 21 Cool FormKit Lite – Advanced Form Builder for Elementor 20K+ · 4.6★ (25) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 European School Radio Widget Block 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 19 too high 23 AjaxPress – SPA & Ajax Navigation with Persistent Audio Player for Radio 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too high 24 FnF.FM Bangla Radio 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 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.