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

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 “srt”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 of the top 20. 2 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

Multi-Carrier Shipmondo Shipping for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 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 #3 on merit, 4.8★ from 136 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Bradmax Player 1K+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #1 2 HTML5 Audio Player – The Ultimate No-Code Podcast, MP3 & Audio Player 10K+ · 4.6★ (169) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (136) wp.org #20 ↓2 17 too low 4 Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #13 9 too low 5 Podlove Podcast Publisher 3K+ · 4.3★ (45) wp.org #17 ↓2 12 too low 6 Sam Reading Time 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 JW Player for WordPress 1K+ · 3.8★ (29) wp.org #19 ↓2 12 too low 8 Infinite Uploads – Offload, Optimize & Organize Your Media Library 800+ · 4.4★ (20) wp.org #22 ↓1 14 too low 9 PlayerJS – Free Custom HTML5 Video and Audio Player Builder 900+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 ↓2 6 too low 10 Kreva SRT Subtitles for Tutor LMS — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↓1 6 too high 11 GP SRT Support — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 too high 12 ZW Player Video Embed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too high 13 FastPix – Video Hosting, Player and Analytics for WordPress — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 too high 14 mwangip Video Captions — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too high 15 FWD Video Player 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 Shelfcompass Video Voice Translator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too high 17 Pro Mime Types – Manage file media types 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too low 18 Share of Answer Video Pages — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too high 19 Bharti Subtitles — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 5 too high 20 AISA — AI SEO & GEO Assistant with MCP: Alt Text for Accessibility (WCAG), Meta, Schema, Brand Voice — Your Own API Keys 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Post Formats for Block Themes — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 5 too high 22 Multi-Carrier Shipmondo Shipping for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 11 too high 23 Video Player Pro 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too high 24 AiO Podcast Studio: All-in-One Podcast Manager, Player & Publisher — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 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.