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

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 “videojs”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 9 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

HLS Player shows at wp.org #7 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 600+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Videojs HTML5 Player 7K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #1 2 Video Gallery for WooCommerce – Add Product Video & Featured Video 4K+ · 5.0★ (44) wp.org #2 3 WPVR – 360 Panorama viewer and Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry 20K+ · 4.6★ (231) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Easy Video Reviews – Testimonial Grid & Social Proof 100+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 YITH WooCommerce Featured Video 3K+ · 2.9★ (34) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 E Easy Digital Downloads HSS Extension for Streaming Video 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 Media Player Addons for Elementor – Audio and Video Widgets for Elementor 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 L Logicfire Video Player — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 H HTML5 Videos 100+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #24 14 too low 11 Camerce Smart Reels – Shoppable Product Videos for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 HLS Player 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too high 13 Video Share VOD – Turnkey Video Site Builder Script 60+ · 2.3★ (12) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 OptiPub — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Authenticate Sponsorware Videos via GitHub — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 O OS media – HTML5 Featured Video 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 4 too low 17 Simple Video Post — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Video Block with Ads 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Protect WordPress Videos 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 HTML5 Video Player for WordPress 200+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 G Gabfire Media Module 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 S ScaleEngine Virtual Usher 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 D Dragon Video 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Publica Ad Block Recovery — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.