wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “scroll 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 “scroll gallery”, 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
Catch Gallery shows at wp.org #16 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 16 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Responsive Lightbox & Gallery places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 2003 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406)
wp.org #1 ↑6 2 
FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995)
wp.org #2 ↓1 3 
Photo Gallery by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Image Gallery 100K+ · 4.5★ (1581)
wp.org #3 ↑1 4 
Photo Gallery by Supsystic – Image Gallery, Masonry, Albums & Lightbox 20K+ · 4.6★ (498)
wp.org #4 ↑1 5 
SimpLy Gallery 40K+ · 4.8★ (118)
wp.org #5 ↓2 6 
Meow Gallery 10K+ · 4.9★ (203)
wp.org #6 ↓4 7 Responsive Lightbox & Gallery 100K+ · 4.9★ (2003)
wp.org #11 ↓3 4 too low 8 
Product Gallery Slider, Additional Variation Images for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.6★ (160)
wp.org #7 ↑10 1 too high 9 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322)
wp.org #10 ↑6 1 too low 10 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132)
wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too low 11 
Document Gallery 8K+ · 4.8★ (112)
wp.org #8 3 too high 12 
Ultimate Before After Image Slider & Gallery – BEAF 30K+ · 4.9★ (107)
wp.org #9 ↓3 3 too high 13 
Product Gallery Slider, Additional Variation Images, Product Video, Product Image Zoom and Lightbox for WooCommerce – Reno Product Gallery (formerly WooGallery) 20K+ · 4.9★ (162)
wp.org #15 ↓3 2 too low 14 
Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680)
wp.org #20 ↑1 6 too low 15 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051)
wp.org #19 4 too low 16 
Gallery by Visual Portfolio 50K+ · 4.8★ (340)
wp.org #21 ↓12 5 too low 17 
Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Vimeo, Video Portfolio, Image Portfolio and Image Gallery 10K+ · 4.8★ (182)
wp.org #22 ↓4 5 too low 18 
Automatic YouTube Gallery – Embed Auto-Updating YouTube Video Galleries, Feeds, Playlists & Channels 9K+ · 4.8★ (31)
wp.org #14 ↓3 4 too high 19 
Album Gallery for Photo & Video 4K+ · 4.8★ (26)
wp.org #13 ↓3 6 too high 20 
Video Gallery for WooCommerce – Add Product Video & Featured Video 4K+ · 5.0★ (44)
wp.org #17 ↓2 3 too high 21 
Image Gallery 3K+ · 4.4★ (32)
wp.org #18 ↑2 3 too high 22 
Photo Gallery by Re Gallery: Responsive Image Gallery with AI SEO 700+ · 5.0★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Catch Gallery 10K+ · 4.0★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓2 7 too high 24 
Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery 1K+ · 4.2★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #24 ↓2 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.