wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “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 “video”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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
Product Video Gallery for Woocommerce 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 4.6★ average from 97 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 1596 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Slider, Gallery, and Carousel by MetaSlider – Image Slider, Video Slider 500K+ · 4.6★ (742)
wp.org #1 2 
Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616)
wp.org #2 3 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #3 ↑6 4 
FooGallery Photo Gallery : Image, Video & Masonry Galleries 100K+ · 4.8★ (995) not PHP-current
wp.org #4 ↓1 5 
HTML5 Video Player – embed fast, responsive videos with ease 20K+ · 4.6★ (195)
wp.org #5 ↓1 6 
All-in-One Video Gallery – Video Player & Galleries for YouTube, Vimeo & Self-Hosted Videos 20K+ · 4.8★ (136)
wp.org #6 ↓1 7 
Video Conferencing with Zoom 10K+ · 4.8★ (217)
wp.org #8 ↑2 1 too low 8 
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821)
wp.org #17 9 too low 9 
Easy Video Player 20K+ · 4.2★ (57)
wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408)
wp.org #12 ↑9 2 too low 11 
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520)
wp.org #20 ↓2 9 too low 12 Envira Gallery – Image Photo Gallery, Albums, Video Gallery, Slideshows & More 100K+ · 4.7★ (1596)
wp.org #22 ↓7 10 too low 13 
The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461)
wp.org #19 6 too low 14 
WP Video Lightbox 30K+ · 4.3★ (67)
wp.org #11 ↓3 3 too high 15 
Video Gallery for WooCommerce – Add Product Video & Featured Video 4K+ · 5.0★ (44) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #9 ↓2 6 too high 16 
Advanced Responsive Video Embedder for Rumble, Odysee, YouTube, Vimeo, Kick … 20K+ · 4.2★ (169)
wp.org #16 17 Product Video Gallery for Woocommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (97) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #10 ↑3 7 too high 18 
AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434)
wp.org #24 6 too low 19 
Video Popup – Video Lightbox for YouTube, Vimeo & MP4 10K+ · 4.5★ (43)
wp.org #14 ↓2 5 too high 20 
Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓2 7 too high 21 
Really Simple Featured Video for Posts, Pages & WooCommerce Products 4K+ · 4.0★ (34)
wp.org #21 ↓4 22 
Video Popup Block – YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok Lightbox by WPZOOM 10K+ · 4.7★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too high 23 
Wonder Video Embed 4K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #18 5 too high 24 
Video Background Block – Add Stunning Video Backgrounds to Any Section 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓3 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.