wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “make 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 “make video”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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
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.
Buried gem
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 27820 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Make Column Clickable for Elementor 100K+ · 4.9★ (53)
wp.org #1 2 
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (743)
wp.org #2 3 
Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616)
wp.org #3 4 
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5040)
wp.org #4 5 
Video Conferencing with Zoom 10K+ · 4.8★ (217)
wp.org #6 1 too low 6 
All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (136)
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995)
wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too low 8 
Easy Video Player 20K+ · 4.2★ (57)
wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27820)
wp.org #17 ↑1 8 too low 10 
Product Video Gallery for Woocommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (97)
wp.org #9 1 too high 11 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322)
wp.org #14 3 too low 12 
Video Gallery for WooCommerce – Add Product Video & Featured Video 4K+ · 5.0★ (44)
wp.org #8 4 too high 13 
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408)
wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520)
wp.org #20 6 too low 15 
Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … 20K+ · 4.2★ (169)
wp.org #12 3 too high 16 
Videopack 10K+ · 4.8★ (63)
wp.org #15 1 too high 17 
Divi Carousel Lite – Make Carousels for Divi 5 30K+ · 4.8★ (146)
wp.org #21 ↑1 4 too low 18 
Video Popup – Video Lightbox for YouTube, Vimeo & MP4 10K+ · 4.5★ (43)
wp.org #13 5 too high 19 
Really Simple Featured Video for Posts, Pages & WooCommerce Products 4K+ · 4.0★ (34)
wp.org #16 3 too high 20 
Super Video player – Fully Customizable Video Player with Playlist 2K+ · 4.2★ (30)
wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 
Video Grid 1K+ · 4.4★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↑2 2 too high 22 
Featured Video for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #24 2 too low 23 
FancyTube – Video Gallery, Video Slider, and Playlist Slider for YouTube 1K+ · 4.6★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery 1K+ · 4.2★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #18 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.