wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “youtube clone”
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 “youtube clone”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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 – YouTube, Vimeo & Video Slider with Lightbox shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.4★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning 200K+ · 4.9★ (1644)
wp.org #1 ↑1 2 
Clone 40K+ · 4.1★ (339)
wp.org #2 ↓1 3 
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676)
wp.org #3 4 
Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962)
wp.org #4 5 
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8709)
wp.org #5 6 
Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623)
wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408)
wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 
Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528)
wp.org #11 ↑5 3 too low 9 
GDPR Cookie Compliance – Cookie Banner, Cookie Consent, Cookie Notice for CCPA, EU Cookie Law 300K+ · 4.6★ (205)
wp.org #9 ↑1 10 
WPFront User Role Editor 30K+ · 4.5★ (65)
wp.org #8 2 too high 11 
BlogVault Backup & Staging 80K+ · 4.6★ (332)
wp.org #12 1 too low 12 
HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489)
wp.org #13 ↓2 1 too low 13 
Video Gallery – YouTube Gallery, Vimeo, Video Portfolio, Image Portfolio and Image Gallery 10K+ · 4.8★ (182)
wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too low 14 
Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406)
wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 
Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager 100K+ · 4.7★ (1028)
wp.org #21 ↓2 6 too low 16 
Logo Slider – Logo Carousel, Logo Showcase, Logo Gallery & Client Logos 30K+ · 4.7★ (252)
wp.org #17 1 too low 17 
WP Migrate Lite – Migration Made Easy 200K+ · 4.2★ (318)
wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 
BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP 20K+ · 4.8★ (85)
wp.org #20 ↑2 2 too low 19 
Better Find and Replace – AI-Powered Suggestions 40K+ · 4.6★ (171)
wp.org #23 4 too low 20 
WebToffee WP Backup and Migration 5K+ · 4.5★ (49)
wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 Video Gallery – YouTube, Vimeo & Video Slider with Lightbox 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↓1 11 too high 22 
Duplicate Variations for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.8★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 
Video Player Block – play videos beautifully on any device 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #24 1 too low 24 
FlyWP Helper – Page Cache, Page Optimization, Emails for FlyWP Server Control Panel 4K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.