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

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 “contactform”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Tussendoor – Open RDW shows at wp.org #9 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.3★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Quiz Maker, Poll Maker & Survey Maker by Opinion Stage places #5 on merit, 4.4★ from 277 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 TelSender – Сontact form 7, Events, Wpforms, ninja forms and woocommerce to telegram bot 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 HT Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Convesio Convert – WooCommerce Email Marketing Automation with Website Personalization, Popups and Forms 90+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Supreme Modules Lite – Divi Theme, Extra Theme and Divi Builder 200K+ · 4.8★ (109) wp.org #16 12 too low 5 Quiz Maker, Poll Maker & Survey Maker by Opinion Stage 6K+ · 4.4★ (277) wp.org #19 14 too low 6 Postcodes4U Address Finder 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Brilliant Web-to-Lead for Salesforce 2K+ · 4.4★ (38) wp.org #17 ↑1 10 too low 8 ShopMagic for Google Sheets 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 All Post Contact Form 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 GetResponse Official 4K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too low 11 CONSULTIMATOR Shortcode 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 WPOP Contact Form 7 to Hubspot 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 FormToSS-フォムトス- | Contact Form 7 と スプレッドシート（スプシ）の連携をノーコードで！ 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 LTL Freight Quotes – R+L Carriers Edition 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 Dreamfoxmedia Helpspot live lookup — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 T Tailored Tools 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17 WPrequal 80+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Tussendoor – Open RDW 500+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 S ScolaCaptcha 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20 Contact Form to Brevo 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 C Captcha Contact Form 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 ApiCheck Adres Aanvulling & Validatie voor Contact Form 7 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Hassle-Free Date List 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Send Denial 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.