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

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 redirect”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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.

Ranked above its merit

Conditional Logic Emails, Fields, Redirect for Elementor Forms shows at wp.org #5 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 13 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

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) places #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 423 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Conditional Fields for Elementor Form – Apply Conditional Logic 10K+ · 4.7★ (32) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #1 2

Redirection for Contact Form 7 200K+ · 4.7★ (275) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #2 3

Redirection 100K+ · 5.0★ (419) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4

Redirection 2M+ · 4.4★ (703) wp.org #3 1 too high 5

Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #6 1 too low 6

Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #10 4 too low 7

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #12 ↑2 5 too low 8

TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 400K+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too low 9

MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #7 2 too high 10

Disqus Conditional Load 3K+ · 4.5★ (64) wp.org #8 2 too high 11

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #18 7 too low 12

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #16 ↓4 4 too low 13

Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445) wp.org #19 ↓2 6 too low 14

WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209) wp.org #23 9 too low 15

Maintenance & Coming Soon Redirect Animation 3K+ · 5.0★ (34) wp.org #11 4 too high 16

Sky Login Redirect 2K+ · 4.7★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #9 7 too high 17

SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager 10K+ · 4.3★ (73) wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too high 18

Conditional Logic Emails, Fields, Redirect for Elementor Forms 2K+ · 4.3★ (12) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #5 ↓1 13 too high 19

Maintenance Redirect 10K+ · 4.9★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20

CF7 Mate – Contact Form 7 Styler, Multi-Step Forms & Conditional Logic 20K+ · 3.9★ (46) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #17 ↑5 3 too high 21

Extensions For CF7 (Contact form 7 Database, Conditional Fields and Redirection) 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓1 22

Cool FormKit Lite – Advanced Form Builder for Elementor 20K+ · 4.6★ (25) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #22 ↓1 23

Conditional Add to Cart for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.7★ (7) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #13 ↑2 10 too high 24

TNT Conditional Logic Fields for Elementor Forms 50+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #24

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.