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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “responsive portfolio”

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 “responsive portfolio”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Portfolio Block – The Ultimate Project & Portfolio Builder shows at wp.org #8 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 616 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Gallery by Visual Portfolio 60K+ · 4.8★ (340) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery 20K+ · 4.8★ (348) wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too low 3 Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ · 4.5★ (248) wp.org #7 ↑2 4 too low 4 Radius Portfolio – Filterable Grid, Gallery & Slider Portfolio 7K+ · 4.6★ (38) wp.org #4 ↑2 5 WPZOOM Portfolio Lite – Filterable Portfolio Plugin 20K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 ↑1 4 too high 6 Responsive Filterable Portfolio Gallery – Media Grid & Video Portfolio 1K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #18 ↑6 11 too low 8 PowerFolio – Portfolio & Image Gallery for Elementor 10K+ · 4.5★ (12) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #16 ↑6 7 too low 10 Portfolio Grid – Filterable Gallery, Grid & Slider Showcase 800+ · 4.4★ (33) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Portfolio, Gallery, Product Catalog – Grid KIT Portfolio 6K+ · 4.4★ (300) wp.org #22 ↑1 11 too low 12 GS Portfolio – WordPress Portfolio Plugin with Filterable Portfolio Grid and Portfolio Slider 300+ · 4.4★ (37) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too low 13 Filterable Portfolio 1K+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #10 ↓3 3 too high 14 Responsive Slideshow – Photo Carousel 2K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #14 ↑1 15 Responsive Starter Templates – Elementor Templates & Starter Sites 10K+ · 4.5★ (39) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 GS Pinterest Portfolio – Pins Grid, Masonry, User Profile, Popup & Board Widgets 1K+ · 4.8★ (47) wp.org #21 ↓1 5 too low 17 Portfolio X 100+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18 Behance Portfolio Manager 300+ · 4.8★ (18) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 Responsive Portfolio Image Gallery – Portfolio Gallery 100+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 too high 20 Project Showcase – Responsive Portfolio, Case Studies & Filterable Grid Layouts 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Portfolio Block – The Ultimate Project & Portfolio Builder 800+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑2 13 too high 22 Premium Portfolio Features for Phlox theme 30K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too high 23 Portfolio Responsive Gallery 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #12 11 too high 24 Responsive Tabs For Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.