wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “web cam”

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 “web cam”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 4 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

Web cam Addon for Contact Form 7 shows at wp.org #2 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

1 W web-cam 40+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #1 2

Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 10+ · 4.2★ (22) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too low 3

Autoclear Autoptimize Cache 8K+ · 5.0★ (9) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 10 too low 4

AIO Tools (All in One Tools) 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #3 1 too high 5

Webcam Gallery 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 1 too high 6

Video Share VOD – Turnkey Video Site Builder Script 60+ · 2.3★ (12) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7

My Trail Camera — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 2 too low 8

JCC Payment Gateway for Woocommerce 600+ · 4.3★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #8 9

Models3D Studio – 3D Product Viewer & Configurator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #10 1 too low 10

LearnPress – Sepay Payment 100+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #7 3 too high 11

Thanh toán chuyển khoản ngân hàng với VietQRPro từ Sổ Bán Hàng 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↓1 12

EZDIGI Tool — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↓1 13

AI House Knowledge Chat — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #14 1 too low 14

Live Support Desk 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too low 15 F FCChat Widget 10+ · 2.7★ (6) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too low 16 M mtr-QTAN — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too low 17

Web Video Recorder 10+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 L LINICKX LifeStream — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too low 19 R Red5 Recorder 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 W Web cam Addon for Contact Form 7 50+ · 1.0★ (1) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #2 18 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.