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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “conditional logic”

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 “conditional logic”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 7 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

Conditional Logic Emails, Fields, Redirect for Elementor Forms shows at wp.org #4 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 12 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 418 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.8★ (166) wp.org #1 2 WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1915) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 Conditional Fields for Elementor Form – Apply Conditional Logic 10K+ · 4.7★ (32) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too low 6 Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 Visibility Logic for Elementor 20K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Flexible Checkout Fields for WooCommerce – WooCommerce Checkout Manager 80K+ · 4.7★ (296) wp.org #12 ↓2 4 too low 9 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too low 10 MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397) wp.org #18 ↓2 7 too low 12 FluentSnippets – High-Performance Code Snippets, Header & Footer Code, Custom CSS & PHP Code Manager 50K+ · 4.7★ (78) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too low 13 Bit Form – Contact Form, Payment Forms, Multi Step Forms, Calculator & Custom Form Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (259) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 CF7 Mate – Contact Form 7 Styler, Multi-Step Forms & Conditional Logic 20K+ · 3.9★ (46) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Conditional Logic Emails, Fields, Redirect for Elementor Forms 2K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #4 ↑1 11 too high 16 Tangible: Loops & Logic 2K+ · 4.9★ (39) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too high 17 Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Woody Code Snippets – Insert PHP, CSS, JS, and Header/Footer Scripts 50K+ · 4.5★ (221) wp.org #19 ↑1 1 too low 19 Redirection for Contact Form 7 200K+ · 4.7★ (275) wp.org #17 ↑6 2 too high 20 Conditional Blocks – Advanced Content Visibility Control for WordPress 2K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #23 ↓5 3 too low 21 Mega Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder with Multi-Step & Conditional Logic 200+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #24 ↓5 3 too low 22 Conditional Logic for Woo Product Add-ons 400+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #11 11 too high 23 If-So Conditional Content for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↓2 8 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.