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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “twitch api”

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 “twitch api”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

All Embed – Multi-Source Embed Widgets for Elementor shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 500+ 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

Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 1597 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 StreamWeasels Twitch Integration 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #3 ↑7 4 Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ · 4.9★ (446) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #5 ↓2 6 Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #9 ↑3 3 too low 7 Metricool – Social media and site statistics 90K+ · 4.4★ (23) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1597) wp.org #13 ↓4 5 too low 9 Gallery by Visual Portfolio 60K+ · 4.8★ (340) wp.org #11 ↓4 2 too low 10 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Hubbub Lite – Fast, free social sharing and follow buttons 30K+ · 4.7★ (173) wp.org #10 ↓4 1 too high 12 Photo Gallery – Image, Video & Portfolio 1K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #7 ↑4 5 too high 13 Login Widget With Shortcode 5K+ · 3.8★ (29) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange 10K+ · 4.6★ (356) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress – Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers 20K+ · 3.9★ (43) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 Contests by Rewards Fuel 40+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #24 ↓2 8 too low 17 Embedly 2K+ · 3.5★ (20) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 SweepWidget – Giveaway, Contest, Sweepstakes, Competition & Photo Contest Plugin 100+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 Iframely – WP media embeds, cards and blocks 2K+ · 3.7★ (11) wp.org #21 ↓3 2 too low 20 Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP – Passwordless Login by VentraConnect 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 21 Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 400+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 StreamWeasels Kick Integration 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Zware Automatic Social Posts and Login 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 All Embed – Multi-Source Embed Widgets for Elementor 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 10 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.