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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “enquiry 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 “enquiry forms”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 6 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

wModes – Catalog Mode, Product Pricing, Enquiry Forms & Promotions | for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #3 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Customer Engagement System – Popup Builder, Forms, CRM & Email Marketing Automation places #9 on merit, 4.5★ from 340 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 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397) wp.org #1 2 CatalogX Product Catalog, Product Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (60) wp.org #2 3 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #10 7 too low 4 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce (Now with AI Assistant) 10K+ · 4.1★ (68) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #9 ↓1 4 too low 6 Gutena Forms – Contact Form, Survey Form, Feedback Form, Booking Form, and Custom Form Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ · 4.3★ (24) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Contact Form Clean and Simple 7K+ · 4.7★ (195) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 Customer Engagement System – Popup Builder, Forms, CRM & Email Marketing Automation 9K+ · 4.5★ (340) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 PiWeb Product Enquiry or product catalog for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (33) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Disable Emails 30K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Product Enquiry for WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.5★ (29) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too high 13 wModes – Catalog Mode, Product Pricing, Enquiry Forms & Promotions | for WooCommerce 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 10 too high 14 Contact Forms by Cimatti 700+ · 4.4★ (16) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Cozy Blocks – Website Builder & Business Growth Toolkit | Popups, Lead Forms & Inbox 6K+ · 4.6★ (21) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Email Addon for Contact Form 7 3K+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Message Popup For Contact Form 7 1K+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #17 18 Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Custom Post Type List Field For Contact Form 7 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 ToolTips For Contact Form 7 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 Enquiry Cart For WooCommerce – Request a Quote 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 SheetLink Forms for Google Sheets and Excel 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 ShopMagic for Contact Form 7 and WooCommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too high 24 Vision6 Forms 100+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 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.