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

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 “swf”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Add SWF Support for Media Uploader | inventivo shows at wp.org #3 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 60+ 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.

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Buried gem

SyntaxHighlighter Evolved places #7 on merit, 4.3★ from 86 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 B BSK PDF Manager 7K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #1 2 Random Banner 1K+ · 4.6★ (52) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Firelight Lightbox 200K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #8 ↓1 5 too low 4 Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin 2K+ · 3.8★ (277) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 Leverage Browser Caching 9K+ · 4.1★ (42) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 Easy Media Download 8K+ · 4.0★ (28) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 S SyntaxHighlighter Evolved 20K+ · 4.3★ (86) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too low 8 Wonder Slider Lite 8K+ · 4.2★ (24) wp.org #10 ↑2 2 too low 9 Easy Textillate 1K+ · 4.8★ (15) wp.org #12 ↓3 3 too low 10 Radio Station by netmix® – Manage and play your Show Schedule in WordPress! 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11 Wonder Video Embed 4K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12 S Smartideo 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #11 ↓3 1 too high 13 Slider Ultimate 500+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #13 ↓2 14 Crucial Real Estate 100+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #7 ↓1 7 too high 15 Add SWF Support for Media Uploader | inventivo 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 ↓1 12 too high 16 P PanoPress 2K+ · 4.6★ (17) wp.org #22 ↓2 6 too low 17 A ACF Media Credit 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓2 3 too low 18 A Allow Swf Upload 400+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #23 ↓2 5 too low 19 S Swf Upload Enabler 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 Developersd Manage Media Support — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 Skwirrel PIM sync for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 SWFPut – SWFlash Put 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too high 23 Stream Player by netmix® – Streaming audio for WordPress! 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too high 24 Expandable Banners 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.