wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “conditional plugins”
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 plugins”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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
Conditional Payment Methods for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.8★ (166)
wp.org #1 2 C Conditional Menus 60K+ · 4.4★ (71)
wp.org #2 3 
Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
Conditional Fields for Elementor Form – Apply Conditional Logic 10K+ · 4.7★ (32)
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509)
wp.org #8 3 too low 6 
Freesoul Deactivate Plugins – Disable plugins on individual WordPress pages 8K+ · 4.8★ (104)
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708)
wp.org #12 ↓2 5 too low 8 
Conditional Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #5 3 too high 9 
Conditional Payments for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (28)
wp.org #6 3 too high 10 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #19 9 too low 11 
Disqus Conditional Load 3K+ · 4.5★ (64)
wp.org #9 2 too high 12 
Block Visibility — Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor 40K+ · 4.9★ (108)
wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too low 13 
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1916)
wp.org #21 ↓1 8 too low 14 
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807)
wp.org #20 ↑1 6 too low 15 
Speed Optimizer – The All-In-One Performance-Boosting Plugin 1M+ · 4.2★ (641)
wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 
PI Conditional cart fee / Extra charge rule for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (38)
wp.org #14 2 too high 17 
Conditional Blocks – Advanced Content Visibility Control for WordPress 2K+ · 4.9★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #13 4 too high 18 
Conditional Display for Mobile – Mobile Detect Plugin 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↑1 8 too high 19 
Conditional Logic Emails, Fields, Redirect for Elementor Forms 2K+ · 4.3★ (12) thin reviews
wp.org #18 1 too high 20 
Extensions For CF7 (Contact form 7 Database, Conditional Fields and Redirection) 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Conditional Payment Methods for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↑1 10 too high 22 
Conditional Add to Cart for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #22 23 
Display During Conditional Shortcode 200+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #24 1 too low 24 
If-So Conditional Content for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #17 7 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.