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

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 “webvtt”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

SmartVP Video Player – MP4, YouTube & Vimeo shows at wp.org #6 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Interactive Content – H5P places #4 on merit, 4.8★ from 61 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (136) wp.org #1 2 Podlove Podcast Publisher 3K+ · 4.3★ (45) wp.org #2 3 Super Video player – Fully Customizable Video Player with Playlist 2K+ · 4.2★ (30) wp.org #3 4 Interactive Content – H5P 40K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #15 ↓1 11 too low 5 Movie Engine – OTT Streaming Platform for Movies & TV Series 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Infinite Uploads – Offload, Optimize & Organize Your Media Library 800+ · 4.4★ (20) wp.org #17 ↓1 11 too low 7 Bradmax Player 1K+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #16 ↓1 9 too low 8 Reproductor de Video Picture in Picture — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 3 too high 9 Captionwright – AI Video Captions, Subtitles & Transcripts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 SmartVP Video Player – MP4, YouTube & Vimeo — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too high 11 VidCellar Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 mwangip Video Captions — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too high 13 Media Fields for Contact Form 7 – Video, Audio, 3D, Gallery and PDF Fields — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Teanco Video Player Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too high 15 Sonoquill – AI Podcast Production — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 ADA Compliance Guardian — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too high 17 L Light Multilayer Slider — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18 Simple Video Post — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 Y Yoplayer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 W WebVTT 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 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.