wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “embedded video”
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 “embedded video”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20.
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
Video Playlist for YouTube shows at wp.org #11 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.7★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider places #9 on merit, 4.3★ from 406 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.
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667)
wp.org #1 ↑3 2 
All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (136)
wp.org #2 ↓1 3 
WP Video Lightbox 30K+ · 4.3★ (67)
wp.org #3 ↓1 4 
Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … 20K+ · 4.2★ (169)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
Easy Video Player 20K+ · 4.2★ (57)
wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 
Lazy Load for Videos 9K+ · 4.4★ (105) not PHP-current
wp.org #6 7 
GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155)
wp.org #8 1 too low 8 
Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590) heavy footprint
wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406)
wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too low 10 
EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) not PHP-current
wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too low 11 
Vimeotheque – Vimeo WordPress Plugin & Video Gallery 2K+ · 4.6★ (26)
wp.org #10 1 too high 12 
Really Simple Featured Video for Posts, Pages & WooCommerce Products 4K+ · 4.0★ (34)
wp.org #9 3 too high 13 
Videopack 10K+ · 4.8★ (63)
wp.org #20 ↑2 7 too low 14 
Seriously Simple Podcasting 20K+ · 4.7★ (330) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #23 ↓3 9 too low 15 
Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery 1K+ · 4.2★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #7 8 too high 16 
FV Flowplayer Video Player 10K+ · 4.4★ (90) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #18 2 too low 17 
Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Find & Fix Broken Internal, External & Video Links 200K+ · 3.8★ (87) not PHP-current
wp.org #21 ↓5 4 too low 18 
Embed YouTube Block – Fast Loading Videos, Shorts & Playlists 6K+ · 5.0★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↑1 4 too low 19 
Video Dashboard 600+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #12 7 too high 20 Video Playlist for YouTube 1K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #11 9 too high 21 
Simple Lazy Load Videos 200+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #17 4 too high 22 
Feeds for TikTok (TikTok feed, video, and gallery plugin) 70K+ · 4.3★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #24 2 too low 23 
Livid – Video Hosting 300+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↑5 7 too high 24 
oEmbed External Video 200+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #19 5 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.