wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “autocomplete email”

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 “autocomplete email”, 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

Autocomplete for WooCommerce Orders shows at wp.org #5 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 973 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 signals wp.org

Autocomplete WooCommerce Orders 30K+ · 4.6★ (137) wp.org #1 2

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #4 2 too low 3

Autocomplete Google Address 2K+ · 4.0★ (25) wp.org #2 1 too high 4

Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 500K+ · 4.6★ (709) wp.org #6 2 too low 5

Address Autocomplete Anything – Google Address Autocomplete for Any Form 900+ · 5.0★ (16) thin reviews wp.org #3 2 too high 6

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #8 2 too low 7

WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #10 3 too low 8

Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #12 4 too low 9

Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #11 2 too low 10

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) heavy footprint wp.org #13 3 too low 11

Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #19 8 too low 12

Uncanny Toolkit for LearnDash 20K+ · 4.8★ (105) wp.org #15 2 too low 14

CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #17 3 too low 15

JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder 80K+ · 4.2★ (72) wp.org #23 8 too low 16

morkva UA Shipping – Nova Poshta, Ukrposhta, Rozetka, Nova Global 1K+ · 4.9★ (29) wp.org #24 8 too low 17

Address Validation and Autocomplete for WooCommerce | Addressfinder 900+ · 4.3★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #9 8 too high 18

MC4WP: Mailchimp Top Bar – Email Subscribe Notification Bar 6K+ · 4.6★ (31) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #18 19

Advanced Autocomplete Orders for WooCommerce – By HappyDevs 200+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #7 12 too high 20

Autocomplete for WooCommerce Orders 100+ · 5.0★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #5 15 too high 21

Email Marketing by EmailOctopus 4K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #14 7 too high 22

Shop as Client for WooCommerce – Manual, Phone & Email Orders 500+ · 5.0★ (9) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #20 2 too high 23

Remove @User Autocomplete from Block Editor 20+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #22 1 too high 24 A Add User Autocomplete 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #21 3 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.