wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “gallery view”
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 “gallery view”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
YITH WooCommerce Quick View shows at wp.org #12 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 80K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.8★ average from 27 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)
wp.org #1 2 
Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616)
wp.org #2 3 
Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406)
wp.org #3 4 
FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
Social Feed Gallery 80K+ · 4.5★ (303)
wp.org #4 1 too high 6 
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ · 4.5★ (1581)
wp.org #6 7 
Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1597)
wp.org #7 8 
SimpLy Gallery 40K+ · 4.8★ (118)
wp.org #8 9 
Meow Gallery 10K+ · 4.9★ (203)
wp.org #10 1 too low 10 
Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery 20K+ · 4.8★ (348)
wp.org #11 1 too low 11 
Photo Gallery by Supsystic – Image Gallery, Masonry, Albums & Lightbox 20K+ · 4.6★ (498)
wp.org #13 2 too low 12 
WPC Smart Quick View for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.9★ (31)
wp.org #9 3 too high 13 
Product Gallery Slider, Additional Variation Images for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (160)
wp.org #14 1 too low 14 
All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (136)
wp.org #19 5 too low 15 
Gallery by BestWebSoft – Customizable Image and Photo Galleries for WordPress 10K+ · 4.0★ (158)
wp.org #16 1 too low 16 
Additional Variation Images Gallery for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (162)
wp.org #23 7 too low 17 
Responsive Gallery Grid 4K+ · 4.7★ (66)
wp.org #17 18 
Variation Images Gallery for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (39)
wp.org #18 19 YITH WooCommerce Quick View 80K+ · 3.8★ (27)
wp.org #12 7 too high 20 
Image Gallery 3K+ · 4.4★ (32)
wp.org #15 5 too high 21 
Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels 9K+ · 4.8★ (31)
wp.org #21 22 
Easy Image Gallery 4K+ · 4.6★ (41)
wp.org #22 23 
Lightbox slider – Responsive Lightbox Gallery 3K+ · 4.7★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #24 1 too low 24 
Catch Gallery 10K+ · 4.0★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #20 4 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.