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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress streaming”

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 “wordpress streaming”, we and wp.org disagree 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

Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.7★ average from 14 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

HTML5 Video Player – embed fast, responsive videos with ease places #12 on merit, 4.6★ from 195 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too low 2 WordPress Importer 2M+ · 3.1★ (327) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too low 4 MxChat – AI Chatbot & Content Generation for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #2 ↑1 2 too high 5 WpStream – Live Streaming, Video on Demand, Pay Per View 3K+ · 4.8★ (78) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #11 ↑2 5 too low 7 MasterStudy LMS WordPress Plugin – for Online Courses and Education 10K+ · 4.5★ (487) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too low 8 Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Presto Player 100K+ · 4.8★ (346) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 CrawlWP SEO – Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance 30K+ · 4.7★ (62) wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 HTML5 Video Player – embed fast, responsive videos with ease 20K+ · 4.6★ (195) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 Videojs HTML5 Player 7K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 Radio Station by netmix® – Manage and play your Show Schedule in WordPress! 1K+ · 4.6★ (30) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too high 16 Movie Engine – OTT Streaming Platform for Movies & TV Series 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 ↑1 9 too high 17 Metricool – Social media and site statistics 90K+ · 4.4★ (22) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ · 3.8★ (79) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Jetpack VideoPress 7K+ · 4.0★ (16) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Broadcast Live Video – Live Streaming : WebRTC, HLS, RTSP, RTMP 400+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #6 ↑1 14 too high 21 Import WP – CSV & XML Import Export for WordPress 4K+ · 4.4★ (25) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 Castio.live – WordPress Streaming Plugin with Chat (HLS) 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓3 14 too high 23 Lean Player – Video and Audio Player with Playlist for WordPress, Elementor and Gutenberg 2K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 WPRadio – WordPress Radio Streaming Plugin 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓1 9 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.