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

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 “videopress”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20.

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

Simple Lightbox for WordPress shows at wp.org #6 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 10 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Jetpack VideoPress 7K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #4 5 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Seriously Simple Podcasting 20K+ · 4.7★ (330) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Gallery by Visual Portfolio 50K+ · 4.8★ (340) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 SimpLy Gallery 40K+ · 4.8★ (118) wp.org #8 9 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 60K+ · 4.6★ (264) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Sensei LMS – Online Courses, Quizzes, & Learning 9K+ · 3.5★ (40) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Schema 30K+ · 4.3★ (221) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Simple Lightbox for WordPress 400+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 Firelight Lightbox 200K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 PublishPress Checklists: Pre-Publishing Approval Checklist – Validate Post Requirements 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 FolioBlocks 70+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 reGenerate Thumbnails Advanced 60K+ · 3.2★ (59) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Video Offload for VideoPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Selfhost Podcasting – Create Podcasts Easily 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Videtect – Auto Video Source for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Embed Consent 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Easy Responsive Video — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 ProRank SEO 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Story Video Block – Fast Video Player, YouTube Embed & Testimonials for Gutenberg — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Sidcraft Page Builder w/ AI MCP — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.