wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “exam maker”

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 “exam maker”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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 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

QuizFlow – AI-Powered Quiz Maker shows at wp.org #17 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Quiz Maker by AYS 20K+ · 4.9★ (601) wp.org #1 2

Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker 40K+ · 4.7★ (1282) wp.org #2 3

HD Quiz 6K+ · 4.9★ (145) wp.org #4 1 too low 4

Poll Maker by AYS – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls 6K+ · 4.4★ (91) wp.org #3 1 too high 5

Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ · 4.6★ (82) wp.org #7 2 too low 6

Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ · 4.3★ (62) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7

Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8

Photo Gallery by Ays – Responsive Image Gallery 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) thin reviews wp.org #10 2 too low 9

PressPrimer Quiz – AI Quiz Maker, Exam Builder & LMS Assessment Plugin 200+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10

Acadlix LMS – AI Quiz Maker, Online Exam & Course Plugin for WordPress 40+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #5 ↑1 5 too high 11

Fox LMS – eLearning & Course Builder 60+ · 5.0★ (19) not PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #18 7 too low 12

AI ChatBot with ChatGPT and Content Generator by AYS 300+ · 5.0★ (9) thin reviews wp.org #14 2 too low 13

Personal Dictionary – Vocabulary Games, Memory Games 70+ · 4.8★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too high 14

Easy Form 100+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #19 5 too low 15

SimpleForm – Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications 20+ · 5.0★ (3) not PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #16 17

Quiz Builder by WiVi – Online Exam & Quiz Maker 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too high 18

MyQuizGPT – Quiz Maker — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #13 5 too high 19

Quiz Creator – Easy Quiz, Survey & Test Maker 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #20 1 too low 20

Anand Quiz — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #21 1 too low 21

MTLS Centerwise (For Quiz Maker) — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #22 1 too low 22

Sabkekar Quiz Maker — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #23 1 too low 23

Quiz Maker – Save Progress 40+ · 3.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #24 1 too low 24

QuizFlow – AI-Powered Quiz Maker 10+ · 2.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #17 7 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.