wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “filter gallery”
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 “filter gallery”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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
Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery shows at wp.org #18 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #1 2 
Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616)
wp.org #2 ↑1 3 
Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery 20K+ · 4.8★ (348)
wp.org #3 ↓1 4 
Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1597)
wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 
SimpLy Gallery 40K+ · 4.8★ (118)
wp.org #5 ↑2 6 
FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) not PHP-current
wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 
Meow Gallery 10K+ · 4.9★ (203)
wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too low 8 
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ · 4.5★ (1581) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #8 ↑3 9 
Filter Gallery 3K+ · 4.6★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #4 5 too high 10 
Photo Gallery by Supsystic – Image Gallery, Masonry, Albums & Lightbox 20K+ · 4.6★ (498)
wp.org #12 2 too low 11 
Blog Filter – Post Grid Filter by Category or Tag 7K+ · 4.9★ (81)
wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12 
Justified Gallery 8K+ · 4.9★ (206)
wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 
Gallery Custom Links 30K+ · 4.7★ (208)
wp.org #16 ↓7 3 too low 14 
Lightbox for Gallery & Image Block 20K+ · 5.0★ (88)
wp.org #15 ↑2 1 too low 15 
Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery 10K+ · 4.8★ (147) not PHP-current
wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 
Document Gallery 8K+ · 4.8★ (112) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #11 5 too high 17 
Gallery by Visual Portfolio 60K+ · 4.8★ (340)
wp.org #24 ↓10 7 too low 18 
Gallery PhotoBlocks 3K+ · 5.0★ (76)
wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too high 19 
All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (136)
wp.org #22 ↓7 3 too low 20 
Ultimate Before After Image Slider & Gallery – BEAF 30K+ · 4.9★ (107)
wp.org #21 ↓5 1 too low 21 
Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels 9K+ · 4.8★ (31)
wp.org #20 1 too high 22 
Product Video Gallery for Woocommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (97) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 
Easy Image Gallery 4K+ · 4.6★ (41) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery 1K+ · 4.2★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↑1 6 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.