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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bmi”

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 “bmi”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 3 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

Calculate BMR and BMI shows at wp.org #5 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Cost Calculator Builder places #6 on merit, 4.5★ from 393 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1387) wp.org #9 ↑2 6 too low 4 SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 BMI Adult & Kid Calculator 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 Cost Calculator Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (393) wp.org #13 ↑2 7 too low 7 Cool FormKit Lite – Advanced Form Builder for Elementor 20K+ · 4.6★ (25) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 CC BMI Calculator 700+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 WP Calorie Calculator 900+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 Calculator Builder – Create an Online Calculator 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #20 ↓1 10 too low 11 Form Input Masks For Elementor Forms 10K+ · 4.1★ (18) wp.org #11 ↓2 12 Cost Calculator for Contact Form 7 – Price Calculator Free 5K+ · 3.8★ (15) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 Gym Builder – Class Timetable & Booking for Gyms, Fitness & Yoga Studios 100+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #21 ↓1 8 too low 14 Sky Addons for Elementor – 160+ Widgets, GSAP Animations, Templates & Theme Builder 2K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 fitness calculators 500+ · 4.1★ (8) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too low 16 CI BMI Calculator 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 12 too high 17 Calorie Calculator 100+ · 3.4★ (10) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Calculate BMR and BMI 200+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #5 13 too high 19 Simple BMI Form 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 CFF Fitness and Health Operations 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too high 21 FitCalc – Health Calculators & Wellness Tools 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 Calce BMI Calculator — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Global Body Mass Index Calculator 30+ · 3.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 W WP BMI 10+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.