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

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 conferencing”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 5 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

Plug-N-Meet web conference integration shows at wp.org #5 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Video Conferencing with Zoom 10K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #1 2 3CX Free Live Chat, Calls & Messaging 100K+ · 4.6★ (821) wp.org #2 3 Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46) wp.org #3 4 eRoom – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams 8K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #4 5 MeetingHub – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, Microsoft Teams, & Jitsi Meet 400+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 BuddyMeet 600+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 WPCal.io – Easy Meeting Scheduler 900+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #7 8 Consolto Video Chat 200+ · 5.0★ (44) wp.org #18 10 too low 9 Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 20+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 BBB Administration Panel 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 BrainCert Virtual Classroom 10+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Bookingor – Booking System for Appointment Booking Calendar, Meeting Scheduling & WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Quill Booking – Appointment Scheduling & Event Management Solution 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Plug-N-Meet web conference integration 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 WordLive | Livecall Addon for Woocommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 6 too low 16 JupiterMeet Video Meeting — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 AcconsentoBot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 ZD Embed for Zoom Meeting SDK — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Meet Hour Video Conference 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 3CX Webinars 100+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 MailSend by 500apps – Email Marketing Plugin To Send Unlimited Emails To Your Subscribers — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Video Chat for Cisco and FusionPBX Callcenters — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Video Conferencing – Zoom Meetings 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Hybrid Chat/Livechat for Cisco Contact Centers, Freeswitch, FusionPBX & Standalone deployments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 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.