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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “responsive 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 “responsive video”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 Popup Block – YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok Lightbox by WPZOOM shows at wp.org #10 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.7★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

The Events Calendar places #12 on merit, 4.2★ from 2461 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … 20K+ · 4.2★ (169) wp.org #1 2 HTML5 Video Player – embed fast, responsive videos with ease 20K+ · 4.6★ (195) wp.org #2 3 Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ · 4.9★ (2003) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (743) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) wp.org #7 ↓2 1 too low 7 Ultimate Responsive Image Slider 30K+ · 4.5★ (248) wp.org #9 ↑3 2 too low 8 Easy Video Player 20K+ · 4.2★ (57) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too high 9 All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (136) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too low 10 Video Popup – Video Lightbox for YouTube, Vimeo & MP4 10K+ · 4.5★ (43) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #13 ↑2 2 too low 12 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #19 ↑2 7 too low 13 Product Video Gallery for Woocommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (97) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Video Grid 1K+ · 4.4★ (15) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too low 15 Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 Super Video player – Fully Customizable Video Player with Playlist 2K+ · 4.2★ (30) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Video Popup Block – YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok Lightbox by WPZOOM 10K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too high 18 Responsive Filterable Portfolio Gallery – Media Grid & Video Portfolio 1K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 Video Gallery – YouTube, Vimeo & Video Slider with Lightbox 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20 Wonder Video Embed 4K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 3 too high 21 R Responsive video embed 800+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 Video Playlist for YouTube 1K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Video Background Block – Add Stunning Video Backgrounds to Any Section 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Video Gallery 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 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.