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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “contract plugin”

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 “contract plugin”, 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

Electronic Signature Add-on for Fluent Forms shows at wp.org #7 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 375 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WC Korkmaz Contract – Contracts for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #1 2 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 WP Forms Signature Contract Add-On 800+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 U Upload Larger Plugins 6K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress 5K+ · 4.1★ (135) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI 90K+ · 4.9★ (375) wp.org #24 16 too low 9 Packlink PRO for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.4★ (263) wp.org #22 13 too low 10 Ninja Forms Signature Contract Add-On 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 7 too high 11 User Private Files – Secure File Sharing and Client Portal Plugin 1K+ · 4.4★ (57) wp.org #15 ↑2 4 too low 12 Membership Plugin – Kadence Memberships 8K+ · 3.1★ (100) wp.org #12 13 Booqable Rental Plugin 1K+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Signature Add-On for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too low 15 Formidable Forms Signature Online Contract Automation 200+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 WC Affiliate – WooCommerce Affiliate Plugin 300+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 MLSImport: IDX Plugin & MLS Plugin for Real Estate Listings 5K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Simba Plugin Updates Manager 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 Digital Signature Add-on for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.1★ (19) wp.org #21 ↓3 2 too low 20 MultiSafepay plugin for WooCommerce 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too high 21 Electronic Signature Add-on for Fluent Forms 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 14 too high 22 Official CleverReach® Plugin for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too high 23 SureMembers – Membership & Content Restriction Plugin 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too high 24 Purchase Contract Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 6 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.