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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “cfdb7”

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 “cfdb7”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

EntryVault for Contact Form 7 shows at wp.org #11 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 600K+ · 5.0★ (1875) wp.org #1 2 Webheadcoder Multi-Step Forms for Contact Form 7 50K+ · 4.2★ (49) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Images Optimize and Upload CF7 700+ · 4.8★ (14) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 WPSyncSheets For Contact Form 7 – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save to Database 600+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 OO Cleaner for CFDB7 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Conditionally Load CF7 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Spam Prevention for Contact Form 7 and Comments 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 EP Exporter for Contact Form 7 (CF7) 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Duplicate Killer – Prevent Duplicate Form Submissions 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓2 15 too low 10 Plynto – Leads Dashboard, Database & UTM Tracking for Contact Form 7 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑11 2 too low 11 Database Anonymization Free Edition 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Leadite 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 1 too low 13 Email Reports for CFDB7 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too high 14 Integration with Google Sheets for Contact Form 7 300+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too low 15 T Tricasol DataBridge for Contact Form 7 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 1 too high 16 EntryVault for Contact Form 7 — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↑3 5 too high 17 Megaplug Entry Studio — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 D Drona Role Based Form Access for Contact Form 7 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 Inbound Organizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 The Bonnie Situation – Contact Form 7 Database & Auto-Delete — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Letterkeep Contact Form — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓2 1 too low 22 Serial Number for Contact Form 7 2K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too high 23 DayPick: Date Fields for Contact Form 7 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 24 Double Opt-in for CF7 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #21 ↓2 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.