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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “feedback button”

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 “feedback button”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 7 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

Feedback Button – Jotform shows at wp.org #1 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 2144 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 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #4 ↑2 2 too low 3 Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ · 5.0★ (775) wp.org #7 ↑3 4 too low 4 UserFeedback – Create Interactive Feedback Form, User Surveys, and Polls in Seconds 200K+ · 4.8★ (309) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #13 ↑2 8 too low 6 Button Block – Stylish buttons that get more clicks 5K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too high 8 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #16 ↑2 8 too low 9 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #19 ↓2 10 too low 10 Feedback Button – Jotform 600+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #1 9 too high 11 WP ULike – Like Buttons, Voting & Engagement Analytics 60K+ · 4.8★ (283) wp.org #18 ↓7 7 too low 12 Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) wp.org #14 ↓6 2 too low 13 Weblizar Pin It Button On Image Hover And Post 10K+ · 4.0★ (64) wp.org #12 ↑2 1 too high 14 Quick Buy Now Button for WooCommerce 50K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #6 ↓1 8 too high 15 Request a Quote for WooCommerce – Get a Quote Button 6K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #10 ↑2 5 too high 16 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #9 ↓2 7 too high 17 Gutena Forms – Contact Form, Survey Form, Feedback Form, Booking Form, and Custom Form Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 Floating Contact Button 1K+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #11 ↑2 7 too high 19 Change Add to Cart Button Text for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Helpful – Article Feedback Plugin 600+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Testimonial Customer Feedback 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 Anyway Feedback 100+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 Voice Feedback – Audio Feedback Form, Voice Recorder & Voice Testimonials 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓4 24 Add Follow Button For Pintrest 400+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #20 4 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.