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

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 “zoom”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Events Manager – Zoom Integration shows at wp.org #5 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 13 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

WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 3046 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Video Conferencing with Zoom 10K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #1 2 WP Image Zoom 10K+ · 4.3★ (119) wp.org #2 3 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (549) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 eRoom – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams 8K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #4 5 YITH WooCommerce Product Gallery & Image Zoom 10K+ · 3.6★ (71) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer 200K+ · 4.9★ (191) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Product Gallery Slider, Additional Variation Images, Product Video, Product Image Zoom and Lightbox for WooCommerce – Reno Product Gallery (formerly WooGallery) 20K+ · 4.9★ (161) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (589) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Appointment Bookings for Zoom GoogleMeet and more – Wappointment 1K+ · 4.7★ (50) wp.org #9 10 Definitely allow mobile zooming 7K+ · 5.0★ (54) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Eventin – Event Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (400) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3046) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 60K+ · 4.6★ (264) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 Product Gallery Slider for WooCommerce, Product Image Zoom, Product Video, Additional Variation Images Gallery – WPBean 1K+ · 4.3★ (26) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (183) wp.org #15 16 Blocks Animation: CSS Animations for Gutenberg Blocks 90K+ · 4.7★ (70) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 MeetingHub – Webinar & Meeting Plugin for Zoom, Google Meet, Webex, Microsoft Teams, & Jitsi Meet 400+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 Events Manager – Zoom Integration 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 13 too high 19 Real3D Flipbook – 3D FlipBook, PDF FlipBook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 10K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Featured Image Zoom 900+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 ZooMeet – Zoom Meeting & Webinar Integration | Dedicated Zoom Video Conference Solution for WordPress 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Add-On for Zoom Registration and Gravity Forms 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 WC Disable Zoom / Lightbox features 700+ · 3.2★ (9) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 All In One Image Viewer – Zoom, Magnify, Maps & Rotation 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 7 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.