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

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 “rtmp”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 17. 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

Plug-N-Meet web conference integration shows at wp.org #6 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WebinarIgnition – AI & MCP Webinar Builder on Your WordPress: Live, Automated & Evergreen, WooCommerce Upsells Inside places #7 on merit, 4.5★ from 51 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 signals wp.org

WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View 3K+ · 4.8★ (78) not PHP-current wp.org #3 2 too low 2

Live Shopping & Shoppable Videos For WooCommerce 300+ · 4.6★ (9) thin reviews wp.org #2 3

FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #4 1 too low 4

Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 400+ · 2.7★ (14) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #1 3 too high 5

WebinarPress – Webinar System for WordPress 800+ · 4.1★ (40) wp.org #8 3 too low 6

Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 10+ · 4.2★ (22) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7

WebinarIgnition – AI & MCP Webinar Builder on Your WordPress: Live, Automated & Evergreen, WooCommerce Upsells Inside 60+ · 4.5★ (51) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too low 8

Castio.live – WordPress Streaming Plugin with Chat (HLS) 20+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #5 3 too high 9

Video Share VOD – Turnkey Video Site Builder Script 60+ · 2.3★ (12) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too low 10

Excitel – Click to call 20+ · 4.3★ (4) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too low 11

FastPix – Video Hosting, Player and Analytics for WordPress — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12

Meet Hour Video Conference 10+ · 5.0★ (1) not PHP-current thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too high 13 S ScaleEngine Virtual Usher 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too low 14

Plug-N-Meet web conference integration 100+ · 3.5★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #6 ↑1 8 too high 15 R Remote My Project Playlist Plugin for WordPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 V Video chat roulette 10+ · 3.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 D DarkOnyx Plugin for WordPress 10+ · 3.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 ↑1 2 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.