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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “client feedback”

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 “client feedback”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Previu – Visual Client Feedback for Elementor shows at wp.org #3 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 40+ 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.

Buried gem

OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 327 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Atarim – AI Agency for WordPress: Edit Pages, Fix Code, Update Plugins, SEO & Client Feedback 1K+ · 4.9★ (126) wp.org #1 2 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #10 ↓1 8 too low 3 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #9 ↑1 6 too low 4 SureFeedback Client Site 5K+ · 4.0★ (39) wp.org #4 5 Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869) wp.org #14 ↑5 9 too low 6 Jetpack CRM – Clients, Leads, Invoices, Billing, Email Marketing, & Automation 30K+ · 4.3★ (152) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Reviso – Client Feedback & Approvals for Bricks, Elementor & Gutenberg 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #2 5 too high 8 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #22 ↓6 13 too low 10 Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 Marker.io – Visual Website Feedback 4K+ · 5.0★ (44) wp.org #17 ↓3 6 too low 12 Simple Commenter – Website Feedback tool 200+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Shop as Client for WooCommerce – Manual, Phone & Email Orders 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Gutena Forms – Contact Form, Survey Form, Feedback Form, Booking Form, and Custom Form Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Testimonial Customer Feedback 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #6 10 too high 17 Feedbucket – Website Feedback Tool 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Feedback Button – Jotform 600+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #5 13 too high 19 Previu – Visual Client Feedback for Elementor 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 16 too high 20 BugHerd 3K+ · 3.5★ (4) wp.org #20 21 LocalFeedback | Visual Client Feedback with Screenshots 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 22 Voice Feedback – Audio Feedback Form, Voice Recorder & Voice Testimonials 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Logo Carousel – showcase client logos professionally 800+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too high 24 Noted Visual Feedback 90+ · 3.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 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.