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

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 “civicrm”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 of the top 20. 4 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Contact Form 7 CiviCRM integration shows at wp.org #10 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager places #5 on merit, 4.7★ from 1028 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 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 CiviCRM Admin Utilities 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #12 8 too low 5 Custom Sidebars – Dynamic Sidebar Classic Widget Area Manager 100K+ · 4.7★ (1028) wp.org #15 10 too low 6 CiviCRM Member Sync 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery 300K+ · 4.3★ (4342) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 CiviCRM Profile Sync 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations 2K+ · 4.5★ (64) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 Popular Brand Icons – Simple Icons 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too low 11 Blocks for CiviCRM 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 E Events Listing Block for CiviCRM 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 BP xProfile WordPress User Sync 30+ · 4.8★ (9) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Connector to CiviCRM with CiviMcRestFace 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 BP Groups CiviCRM Sync 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Integration of CiviCRM's Form Processor with Caldera Forms 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Data source CiviCRM api for wpDataTable 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 C Caldera Forms CiviCRM 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 C Contact Form 7 CiviCRM integration 200+ · 2.5★ (2) wp.org #10 9 too high 20 Custom GlotPress Source 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Synchronizing CiviCRM data to Custom Posts 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Integration between Leaflet Map and CiviCRM 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 CiviCRM Event List 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 CiviEvent Widget 200+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #22 2 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.