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

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 “webinars”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 6 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

Events Manager – Zoom Integration shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 170 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (549) wp.org #1 2 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27819) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WebinarPress – Webinar System for WordPress 800+ · 4.1★ (40) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Eventin – Event Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (400) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Video Conferencing with Zoom 10K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 eRoom – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams 8K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Website Builder by SeedProd — Theme Builder, Landing Page Builder, Coming Soon Page, Maintenance Mode 600K+ · 4.9★ (4699) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 FlexMeeting – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Jitsi Meet 1K+ · 4.5★ (38) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Fluent Booking – The Ultimate Appointments Scheduling, Events Booking, Events Calendar Solution 20K+ · 4.7★ (46) wp.org #9 10 HurryTimer – An Scarcity and Urgency Countdown Timer for WordPress & WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (170) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 MeetingHub – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, Microsoft Teams, & Jitsi Meet 400+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 WebinarIgnition – AI & MCP Webinar Builder: Live, Automated & Evergreen Webinars also for WooCommerce 80+ · 4.5★ (50) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation 1M+ · 4.3★ (817) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 WP GoToWebinar 600+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (166) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Event Countdown for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.6★ (47) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Uji Countdown 4K+ · 3.2★ (54) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 GoodMeet – Google Meet Integration for Webinar, Meeting & Video Conference 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 ZooMeet – Zoom Meeting & Webinar Integration | Dedicated Zoom Video Conference Solution for WordPress 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 WOW Styler for CF7 – Visual Styler for Contact Form 7 Forms 3K+ · 3.9★ (14) wp.org #21 22 Events Manager – Zoom Integration 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 Add-On for Zoom Registration and Gravity Forms 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Simple Countdown Timer – Sales, Launch and Event Countdowns 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.