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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “cf7 tooltip”

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 “cf7 tooltip”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

ToolTips For Contact Form 7 shows at wp.org #2 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 200+ 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

ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 71 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Multi Step for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #6 ↑1 3 too low 4 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Database for Contact Form 7 7K+ · 4.2★ (14) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Contact Form by BestWebSoft – Advanced WP Contact Form Builder for WordPress 30K+ · 4.0★ (292) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 ARI Fancy Lightbox – Popup for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (71) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too low 10 Add-On for Contact Form 7 to Notion 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 ToolTips For Contact Form 7 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 ↓1 9 too high 12 Xpro Addons — 150+ Widgets for Elementor 40K+ · 4.4★ (28) wp.org #12 13 Double Opt-In for Contact Form 7 – Secure, GDPR-Compliant Email Verification 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 AMP WP – Google AMP For WordPress 600+ · 4.5★ (55) wp.org #21 ↑1 7 too low 15 HT Slider For Elementor 20K+ · 3.8★ (12) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 PrimeKit Addons and Templates 70+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too low 17 SKT Addons for Elementor 1K+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too high 18 Performance Tweaks 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↑1 19 Range Slider For Contact Form 7 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too high 20 Accept Elavon Payments using Contact Form 7 20+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 Topper Pack 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 DynamicWebLab Form Notifications 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too high 23 MTX Email DNS Validator for Contact Form 7 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Media Fields for Contact Form 7 – Video, Audio, 3D, Gallery and PDF Fields — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.