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

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

Webcam Microphone Screen Recorder – Media Capture shows at wp.org #10 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 30+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 78 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 StreamWeasels Twitch Integration 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 VOD Infomaniak 20K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Flexible PDF Coupons – Gift Cards & Vouchers for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (31) wp.org #7 ↑3 4 too low 4 Mine CloudVod 70+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too low 5 Video Share VOD – Turnkey Video Site Builder Script 60+ · 2.3★ (12) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View 3K+ · 4.8★ (78) wp.org #23 ↑1 17 too low 7 Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 10+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #16 ↑2 9 too low 8 Stock Market Overview 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↑1 4 too high 9 Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 300+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too low 10 MicroPayments – Fans Paysite: Paid Creator Subscriptions, Digital Assets, Wallet 10+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too low 11 Picture Gallery – Frontend Uploads & Image Editor 400+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 ArvanCloud VOD for WordPress 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↑2 6 too high 13 Webcam/Screen/Mic Recorder for Video Comments and Forms 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 5 too high 14 Rate Star Review Vote – AJAX Reviews, Votes, Star Ratings 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15 Bitmovin Streams – Live & On-demand Video 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↑1 6 too low 16 Ticketack 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too high 17 OVHcloud Video Center 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18 [凹凸曼]腾讯云云点播VOD — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Webcam Microphone Screen Recorder – Media Capture 30+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑1 9 too high 20 Ant Media Secure Video — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too high 21 DevPress Factory Elegant Popup — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too high 22 ZW Player Video Embed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too high 23 Muvi Media Connect 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too high 24 VaultFeed — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.