wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “contact database”
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 “contact database”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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
Database for Contact Form 7 shows at wp.org #6 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 7K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 14 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder places #11 on merit, 4.4★ from 1397 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.
Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 600K+ · 5.0★ (1875)
wp.org #1 2 
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
CF7 Apps – Addons for Contact Form 7 (Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, etc.) 300K+ · 3.8★ (135)
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (108)
wp.org #4 5 
Database for Contact Form 7, WPforms, Elementor forms 60K+ · 4.8★ (124)
wp.org #5 6 
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807)
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
Database Addon For WPForms ( wpforms entries ) – WPFormsDB 20K+ · 5.0★ (131)
wp.org #8 1 too low 8 
Redirection for Contact Form 7 200K+ · 4.7★ (275)
wp.org #10 2 too low 9 
WP Database Backup – Unlimited Database & Files Backup by Backup for WP 20K+ · 4.5★ (102)
wp.org #9 10 
Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (94)
wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397)
wp.org #16 5 too low 12 
Contact Form by BestWebSoft – Advanced WP Contact Form Builder for WordPress 30K+ · 4.0★ (292)
wp.org #15 3 too low 13 
Contact Form Email 8K+ · 4.3★ (102)
wp.org #13 14 
LukasApps CAPTCHA tools for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.1★ (48)
wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Database for Contact Form 7 7K+ · 4.2★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #6 9 too high 16 
GSheetConnector – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save CF7 Entries to Database 40K+ · 4.4★ (129)
wp.org #17 1 too low 17 
MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509)
wp.org #23 6 too low 18 
Contact Form by Supsystic – Drag & Drop Form Builder with Templates & Form Statistics 6K+ · 4.7★ (92)
wp.org #20 2 too low 19 D Database Collation Fix 1K+ · 5.0★ (21) thin reviews
wp.org #14 5 too high 20 
Webheadcoder Multi-Step Forms for Contact Form 7 50K+ · 4.2★ (49)
wp.org #18 2 too high 21 
Image CAPTCHA for Contact Form 7 and WPForms by HookAndHook (DSGVO/GDPR) 70K+ · 4.7★ (49)
wp.org #21 22 
VS Contact Form 6K+ · 4.8★ (50)
wp.org #22 23 
Mobile Contact Bar 9K+ · 4.6★ (30)
wp.org #19 4 too high 24 
Contact Form DB Divi 4K+ · 3.9★ (9) 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.