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

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 “whiteboard”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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

Plug-N-Meet web conference integration shows at wp.org #6 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 10 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 FlexMeeting – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Jitsi Meet 1K+ · 4.5★ (38) wp.org #1 2 Virtual Classroom & Video Conferencing – BigBlueButton 400+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #2 3 Group Chat & Video Chat by AtomChat 200+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 LazyTasks – Project & Task Management with Collaboration, Kanban and Gantt Chart 90+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Ziteboard Online Whiteboard 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams 10+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 BrainCert Virtual Classroom 10+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #7 8 NinjaDraw – Diagram, Flowchart, Mind Map & Sketching Tool 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 SPOSCOR Core 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 wizScriber – Video Scribing Banner Ads 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 10 too low 11 neo Draw – Create diagrams & icons without leaving WordPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 VisioGalaxia — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 Circumflex Booking Meeting Rooms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 Whiteboard4Animations Free — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 doorlin Whiteboard 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Plug-N-Meet web conference integration 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #6 10 too high 17 Meet Hour Video Conference 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 W Whiteboard Marketing Dashboard Widget 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 C Coviu Video Calls 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 W WODTogether Whiteboards 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 F FCChat Widget 10+ · 2.7★ (6) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 S Skysa App Bar Integration 10+ · 3.0★ (3) wp.org #22 23 S Shared Whiteboard 10+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 B Banckle Meeting 10+ · 1.0★ (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.