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

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 “webm”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 3 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

Archive Page shows at wp.org #10 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … places #11 on merit, 4.2★ from 169 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Videojs HTML5 Player 7K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #1 2 HTML5 Video Player – embed fast, responsive videos with ease 20K+ · 4.6★ (195) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (743) wp.org #6 ↓2 3 too low 4 Video Popup – Video Lightbox for YouTube, Vimeo & MP4 10K+ · 4.5★ (43) wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too low 5 Wonder Video Embed 4K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Wonder Slider Lite 8K+ · 4.2★ (24) wp.org #4 ↑15 2 too high 7 All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (136) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 Product Video Gallery for Woocommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (97) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 CP Media Player – Audio Player and Video Player 3K+ · 4.4★ (46) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Preloader 10K+ · 4.1★ (41) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … 20K+ · 4.2★ (169) wp.org #19 ↓1 8 too low 12 Video Gallery for WooCommerce – Add Product Video & Featured Video 4K+ · 5.0★ (44) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 MetaSlider Gallery – Image Gallery, Lightbox Galleries, Video Galleries 10K+ · 4.4★ (9) wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too high 14 Featured Video for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Podlove Podcast Publisher 3K+ · 4.3★ (45) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 Archive Page 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Easy 3D Viewer 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too high 19 Viable URL Media Uploader 90+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Video Background Block – Add Stunning Video Backgrounds to Any Section 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Media Player Addons for Elementor – Audio and Video Widgets for Elementor 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 Panorama Block – immerse visitors in 360 degree views 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Flux Media Optimizer – Image & Video Optimization by Flux Plugins 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 24 Extend Link 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) 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.