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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “esignature”

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 “esignature”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

Firmafy Legal eSignature shows at wp.org #7 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 30+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #1 2 Electronic Signature Add-on for Fluent Forms 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Identity Verification for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #18 15 too low 4 WP ESIGNATURE RTL (Right to Left) 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 Digital Signature Add-on for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.1★ (19) wp.org #16 11 too low 6 Electronic Signature Add-on for Forminator 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Certyneo eSignature — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 ConvertCalculator: Build Cost, Price, Quotation, ROI Interactive Calculators 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Firma.dev – E-Signature & Document Signing — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 10 signwpdf PDF Sign & Fill 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Firmafy Legal eSignature 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 Vendor Onboarding W9-1099 Chaser by Mypowerly — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 MerchantKits Document Signatures — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 SignSealer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 EquaSign — · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 PO Signature Field for Contact Form 7 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Easy Digital Downloads Digital Signature 60+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #17 18 Qualified Electronic Signatures by eID Easy 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Career Page by AvaHR — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Linusite Loan Application Manager — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 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.