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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “screen sharing”

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 “screen sharing”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Screen Sharing System shows at wp.org #4 but places #23 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

Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 4358 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Scriptless Social Sharing 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #1 2 Social Sharing Block 7K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #2 3 Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons 30K+ · 4.7★ (173) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 Simple Social Media Share Buttons – Social Sharing for Everyone 20K+ · 4.8★ (194) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 Maintenance 1M+ · 4.4★ (869) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (758) wp.org #8 ↑5 2 too low 7 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4358) wp.org #15 ↓3 6 too low 10 Social Sharing Plugin – Sassy Social Share 100K+ · 4.8★ (523) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380) wp.org #14 ↑6 3 too low 12 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #13 ↓10 1 too low 13 Firelight Lightbox 200K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #21 ↑1 8 too low 14 Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #22 ↓1 7 too low 16 User Private Files – Secure File Sharing and Client Portal Plugin 1K+ · 4.4★ (57) wp.org #12 ↑3 4 too high 17 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #23 6 too low 18 My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) wp.org #20 ↓6 2 too low 19 Sharing Image 600+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #3 ↑1 16 too high 20 Highlight and Share – Unobtrusive and Lightweight Content Sharing 700+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 Social Rocket – Social Sharing Plugin 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #10 11 too high 22 Better Sharing 20+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Screen Sharing System 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↑1 19 too high 24 SGS Social Sharing Buttons 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.