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

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 stream”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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 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 #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 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

Gallery by Visual Portfolio places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 340 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. 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 ↑2 1 too low 2 StreamWeasels Twitch Integration 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1597) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Gallery by Visual Portfolio 50K+ · 4.8★ (340) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too low 6 Youzify – BuddyPress Community, User Profile, Social Network & Membership Plugin for WordPress 5K+ · 4.8★ (194) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 StreamWeasels Online Status Bar 400+ · 4.2★ (11) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 PDF Generator for WordPress 1K+ · 4.6★ (39) wp.org #11 ↑2 3 too low 9 WebinarPress – Webinar System for WordPress 800+ · 4.1★ (40) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 Online Indicator For Twitch 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↓2 6 too high 11 SweepWidget – Giveaway, Contest, Sweepstakes, Competition & Photo Contest Plugin 100+ · 4.3★ (14) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 Twitch Wall 100+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 Twitch Rail 90+ · 4.8★ (11) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 MediaHaven – Video Gallery, HLS Player & WooCommerce Product Videos 40+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 400+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 StreamWeasels Kick Integration 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓1 8 too high 17 SV Block for Twitch 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓2 5 too high 18 Twitch Player 100+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 All Embed – Multi-Source Embed Widgets for Elementor 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑1 12 too high 20 B Broadcast Companion (Twitch) 80+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Dropndot Video Library — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 Clanfront — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 6Arshid Social Community — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 TwitchPress 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #20 4 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.