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

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 embed”, we and wp.org disagree 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

All Embed – Multi-Source Embed Widgets for Elementor shows at wp.org #3 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 18 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

Cost Calculator Builder places #9 on merit, 4.5★ from 393 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. 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 Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #5 ↑1 2 too low 4 Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1596) wp.org #7 ↓2 3 too low 5 GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … 20K+ · 4.2★ (169) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too low 8 Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress 5K+ · 4.8★ (194) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 too low 9 Cost Calculator Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (393) wp.org #19 ↑1 10 too low 10 Contests by Rewards Fuel 40+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 Giveaways and Contests by RafflePress – Get More Website Traffic, Email Subscribers, and Social Followers 20K+ · 3.9★ (43) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 PDF Generator for WordPress 1K+ · 4.6★ (39) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 Embedly 2K+ · 3.5★ (20) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Iframely – WP media embeds, cards and blocks 2K+ · 3.7★ (11) wp.org #9 ↑1 5 too high 15 SweepWidget – Giveaway, Contest, Sweepstakes, Competition & Photo Contest Plugin 100+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #15 ↑1 16 Link in Bio Creator – Social 2K+ · 4.3★ (21) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too low 17 Twitch Wall 100+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #23 ↑1 6 too low 18 Twitch Rail 90+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 Embed Extended – Embed Maps, Videos, Websites, Source Codes, and more 400+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 MediaHaven – Video Gallery, HLS Player & WooCommerce Product Videos 40+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 All Embed – Multi-Source Embed Widgets for Elementor 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 18 too high 22 TurboPress Embed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 14 too high 23 Social Login, Passkeys, Magic Link & Email OTP – Passwordless Login by VentraConnect 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓2 3 too high 24 StreamWeasels Kick Integration 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↑1 12 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.