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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “disposable emails”

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 “disposable emails”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 2 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

Advanced Email Filter for Elementor Forms shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 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

Gravity Booster – Styles & Layouts for Gravity Forms places #6 on merit, 4.6★ from 199 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #1 2 reCaptcha by BestWebSoft 100K+ · 3.9★ (391) wp.org #4 ↑2 2 too low 3 Clearout Email Validator – Real-Time Email Verification on WordPress Forms 500+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #3 ↑2 4 Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 20K+ · 4.7★ (122) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too low 5 Email Validator for Contact Form 7 400+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Gravity Booster – Styles & Layouts for Gravity Forms 30K+ · 4.6★ (199) wp.org #21 ↑1 15 too low 7 Antideo Email Validator 700+ · 3.5★ (14) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce – OTP Verification, Block Fake Signups 2K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #8 ↓5 9 WPMasterToolKit (WPMTK) – All in one plugin 5K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #20 ↓3 11 too low 10 DeBounce Email Validator 300+ · 3.9★ (16) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Zero Spam for WordPress 20K+ · 4.1★ (143) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 Reoon Email Verifier 600+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Double Opt-In for Contact Form 7 – Secure, GDPR-Compliant Email Verification 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #19 ↑1 6 too low 14 Blacklist Manager – WooCommerce Anti-Fraud, Blacklist & Checkout Verification 2K+ · 3.6★ (14) wp.org #13 ↓3 1 too high 15 ZeroBounce Email Verification & Validation 900+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Anti Spam and list cleaner – AcyChecker 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Byteplant Email Validator 90+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #16 ↑2 1 too high 18 Dam Spam 3K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 Email and Domain Blocker for WooCommerce 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 QuickEmailVerification 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Advanced Email Filter for Elementor Forms 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↑6 15 too high 22 Disposable Email Blocker – GravityForms 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 13 too high 23 Advanced Email Domain Restriction 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too high 24 Email Checker for Contact Form 7 90+ · 3.0★ (2) 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.