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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “embed google sheets”

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 “embed google sheets”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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

Smart Forms & Calculators By Embed Sheets shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 100+ 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

Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 701 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 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too low 2 GSheetConnector – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save CF7 Entries to Database 40K+ · 4.4★ (129) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 too high 6 PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress 300K+ · 4.7★ (529) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #7 8 Dark Mode – Improve Accessibility with AI Powered Dark Theme 20K+ · 4.5★ (391) wp.org #17 ↑1 9 too low 9 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups 20K+ · 4.9★ (701) wp.org #24 14 too low 11 Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472) wp.org #21 10 too low 12 miniOrange Embed Files for SharePoint/OneDrive 700+ · 5.0★ (41) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13 MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 Online Forms — Customizable Payment, Contact, Quiz, Survey Form Builder – Jotform 20K+ · 3.2★ (29) wp.org #13 ↑1 1 too high 15 Stylish Google Sheet Reader – Embed Google Sheets as Interactive Tables with Built-in Form Submissions 200+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 FormFacade – Embed Google Forms in your website 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Contact Form to Chat Apps | Click to Chat to Order – FormyChat 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Custom iFrame – Embed PDFs, Videos, and External Content in WordPress (Elementor & Gutenberg) 4K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 SheetDB – get your Google Spreadsheet data 600+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 SheetFusion – Sync Google Sheets Into Tables. No Row Limits, No API Keys. 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Document Embedder Addons for Elementor – Embed Documents in Elementor Websites 6K+ · 3.7★ (7) wp.org #10 11 too high 22 Sheetable – Google Sheets to WP Table 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 SheetMirror for Google Sheets 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 8 too high 24 Smart Forms & Calculators By Embed Sheets 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 15 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.