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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “record video”

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 “record video”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 4 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

Crawler Record shows at wp.org #4 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 100+ 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

Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 701 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #1 2 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #2 3 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Feeds for YouTube (YouTube video, channel, and gallery plugin) 100K+ · 4.8★ (205) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Really Simple Featured Video for Posts, Pages & WooCommerce Products 4K+ · 4.0★ (34) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Real Testimonials – Testimonial Slider, Collect Customer Reviews and Video Testimonials 40K+ · 4.7★ (226) wp.org #9 ↓4 3 too low 7 Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Playlist & Video Grid 2K+ · 4.9★ (128) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590) wp.org #13 ↓4 5 too low 9 Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups 20K+ · 4.9★ (701) wp.org #24 15 too low 10 Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Find & Fix Broken Internal, External & Video Links 200K+ · 3.8★ (87) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 Presto Player 100K+ · 4.8★ (346) wp.org #19 ↓2 8 too low 12 WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View 3K+ · 4.8★ (78) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too low 13 FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 FlexMeeting – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Jitsi Meet 1K+ · 4.5★ (38) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too low 15 Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Reviews Widgets for Google & 45+ platforms by Repuso 1K+ · 4.8★ (25) wp.org #21 ↓2 5 too low 17 Livid – Video Hosting 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↑2 11 too high 18 Easy Video Reviews – Testimonial Grid & Social Proof 100+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too high 19 Crawler Record 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 15 too high 20 Video Connect – Record Video with Form, Featured Video, Floating Video, Video Recording 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 10 too high 21 GoDAM – Video Hosting for LMS & Online Courses 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Video Share VOD – Turnkey Video Site Builder Script 60+ · 2.3★ (12) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 Webcam/Screen/Mic Recorder for Video Comments and Forms 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too high 24 Webcam Microphone Screen Recorder – Media Capture 30+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓5 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.