wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “google 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 “google gallery”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 2 of the top 20. 2 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

Image and video gallery from Google Drive shows at wp.org #10 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 4K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 39 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

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 3

Rich Showcase for Google Reviews 100K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4

Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #3 1 too high 5

Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1597) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too low 6

Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ · 4.5★ (1581) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7

FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) not PHP-current wp.org #7 8

Meow Gallery 10K+ · 4.9★ (203) wp.org #8 9

Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery 20K+ · 4.8★ (348) wp.org #9 10

Photo Gallery by Supsystic – Image Gallery, Masonry, Albums & Lightbox 20K+ · 4.6★ (498) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) not PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #11 ↑1 12

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) not PHP-current wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too low 13

Photo Gallery – GT3 Image Gallery & Gutenberg Block Gallery 10K+ · 4.8★ (147) not PHP-current wp.org #13 ↑1 14

Gallery PhotoBlocks 3K+ · 5.0★ (76) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too low 15

Image and video gallery from Google Drive 4K+ · 4.3★ (39) wp.org #10 5 too high 16

Gallery by BestWebSoft – Customizable Image and Photo Galleries for WordPress 10K+ · 4.0★ (158) wp.org #21 ↑3 5 too low 17

Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels 9K+ · 4.8★ (31) wp.org #16 ↑2 1 too high 18

Dynamic XML Sitemaps Generator for Google 20K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too low 19

Additional Variation Images Gallery for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (162) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #18 ↓5 1 too high 20

Product Gallery Slider, Additional Variation Images, Product Video, Product Image Zoom and Lightbox for WooCommerce – Reno Product Gallery (formerly WooGallery) 20K+ · 4.9★ (162) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #20 ↑3 21

Contest Gallery – Upload & Vote Photos, Media, Sell with PayPal & Stripe 1K+ · 4.4★ (89) wp.org #22 1 too low 22

Filter Gallery 3K+ · 4.6★ (22) thin reviews wp.org #17 5 too high 23

WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #24 1 too low 24

Pixel Gallery Addons for Elementor 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.