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

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 “constantcontact”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 17. 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

WPrequal shows at wp.org #5 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 80+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups places #5 on merit, 4.4★ from 859 reviews, but shows at wp.org #9. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Convertful – Your Ultimate On-Site Conversion Tool 3K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Contact Form 7 Connector 5K+ · 4.3★ (16) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 ARI Stream Quiz – WordPress Quizzes Builder 1K+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #3 ↓2 4 PopupAlly 2K+ · 4.1★ (76) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Constant Contact Forms 20K+ · 2.6★ (107) wp.org #6 ↓2 7 Beans · Loyalty and Rewards programs for Woocommerce 40+ · 3.8★ (22) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Constant Contact Forms by MailMunch 2K+ · 4.2★ (49) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Gravity Forms Constant Contact 3K+ · 3.9★ (14) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 WPrequal 80+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #5 ↑1 5 too high 11 Upscribe 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Constant Contact + WooCommerce 1K+ · 1.8★ (10) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 NewsletterGate – Gate Content for your Subscribers — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 Export Comment Author Emails – Build email list 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Apricotrocket CRM Plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 C Constant Contact WordPress Widget 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 G Get Noticed: Horizontal Subscribe Form 10+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #16 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.