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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “calculated fields”

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 “calculated fields”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

Cost Calculator for Elementor shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 509 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #1 2 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.8★ (166) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #4 5 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1388) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WC Fields Factory 7K+ · 4.3★ (168) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More 10K+ · 5.0★ (57) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 Extra Product Options For WooCommerce | Custom Product Addons and Fields 30K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #11 ↑2 3 too low 9 AIO Forms – Craft Complex Forms Easily 600+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #9 ↓2 10 Advanced Forms for ACF 3K+ · 5.0★ (41) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509) wp.org #24 ↓3 13 too low 12 WC – APG NIF/CIF/NIE Field 10K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too low 13 Cost Calculator for Contact Form 7 – Price Calculator Free 5K+ · 3.8★ (15) wp.org #7 ↑3 6 too high 14 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 5K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #23 ↓5 9 too low 15 JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder 80K+ · 4.2★ (72) wp.org #22 ↑1 7 too low 16 CP Blocks 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #15 ↑1 1 too high 17 Blocks for ACF Fields — Display Custom Fields in the Block Editor 2K+ · 4.9★ (13) wp.org #17 ↓5 18 PVB Contact Form 7 Calculator 600+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #18 ↑2 19 Conditional Logic Emails, Fields, Redirect for Elementor Forms 2K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too low 20 Cost Calculator for Elementor 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓2 10 too high 21 Repeater Fields for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too high 22 Repeater Fields for Elementor Forms 700+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↑3 6 too high 23 Autocomplete for Calculated Fields Form 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 10 too high 24 TNT Conditional Logic Fields for Elementor Forms 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑4 4 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.