wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “elementor pro forms”

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 “elementor pro forms”, 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

Integration for Elementor forms – Sendinblue shows at wp.org #12 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 8K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.8★ average from 20 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #1 2

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #2 3

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #3 4

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #4 5

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #5 ↑1 6

ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #6 ↑2 7

Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #7 ↓2 8

Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #8 ↑1 9

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #10 1 too low 10

Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #11 1 too low 11

Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12

MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13

Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ · 4.7★ (262) wp.org #15 2 too low 14

HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #18 ↓4 4 too low 15

Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI 90K+ · 4.9★ (375) wp.org #23 ↑1 8 too low 16

Make Column Clickable for Elementor 100K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #19 3 too low 17

Integration for Elementor forms – Sendinblue 8K+ · 4.8★ (20) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too high 18

Cool FormKit Lite – Advanced Form Builder for Elementor 20K+ · 4.6★ (25) wp.org #14 ↑2 4 too high 19

Sticky Header Effects for Elementor 300K+ · 4.5★ (69) wp.org #20 1 too low 20

GSheetConnector – Elementor Forms Google Sheet Connector to Sync Submissions to Google Sheets 9K+ · 5.0★ (14) thin reviews wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too high 21

Include Klaviyo for Elementor pro 2K+ · 4.2★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too high 22

Telephone field for Elementor Forms 4K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #22 23

Signature field for Elementor Forms 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #24 1 too low 24

Flodesk for Elementor Pro 800+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews 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.