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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “estimate form”

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 “estimate form”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder shows at wp.org #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 109 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #1 2 Bit Form – Contact Form, Payment Forms, Multi Step Forms, Calculator & Custom Form Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (259) wp.org #2 3 SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #3 4 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #4 5 Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms 20K+ · 4.4★ (433) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Cool FormKit Lite – Advanced Form Builder for Elementor 20K+ · 4.6★ (25) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Sprout Invoices – Client Invoicing & Estimates 1K+ · 4.4★ (191) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Relevanssi – A Better Search 100K+ · 4.8★ (406) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 B2BKing — Ultimate WooCommerce B2B and Wholesale Plugin — Wholesale Prices, Bulk Order Form & More 10K+ · 4.9★ (109) wp.org #17 ↑1 8 too low 10 CF7 Mate – Contact Form 7 Styler, Multi-Step Forms & Conditional Logic 20K+ · 3.9★ (46) wp.org #10 ↑3 11 Cost Calculator for Contact Form 7 – Price Calculator Free 5K+ · 3.8★ (15) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 PVB Contact Form 7 Calculator 600+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 Live Summary for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #16 3 too low 14 oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) 6K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 Form to Chat App ⚡️ 2K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 PDF for Elementor Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder 1K+ · 3.9★ (11) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 PDF for Contact Form 7 + Drag and Drop Template Builder 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20 Easy Form 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 Cost Calculator for Elementor 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Gravity Forms + Sprout Invoices – Easy Invoice & Estimate Submissions 80+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 Formidable Forms + Sprout Invoices – Easy Invoice & Estimate Submissions 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #15 8 too high 24 WP Forms + Sprout Invoices – Easy Invoice & Quote Submissions 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 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.