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

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 “fluentform”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 5 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

Mautic Integration For Fluent Forms shows at wp.org #11 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 493 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #1 2 FluentCRM – Email Newsletter, Automation, Email Marketing, Email Campaigns, Optins, Leads, and CRM Solution 80K+ · 4.8★ (250) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 SilentShield – Captcha & Anti-Spam for WordPress (CF7, WPForms, Elementor, WooCommerce) 10K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 CartFlows – Funnel Builder & Checkout Plugin for WooCommerce 200K+ · 4.8★ (517) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI 10K+ · 4.9★ (493) wp.org #10 5 too low 6 FluentCommunity – Ultra-Fast High-Performance Social Network, Community, LMS & Online Courses 8K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too low 7 Friendly Captcha for WordPress 10K+ · 3.9★ (18) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 OttoKit: All-in-One Automation Platform 90K+ · 4.9★ (125) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 FluentAffiliate – Affiliate Program Management Suite, Affiliates Manager 2K+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Multilingual Forms for Fluent Forms with WPML 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Zodan Mini Admin Menu 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 GSheetConnector – Fluent Forms Google Sheets Connector, Export Fluent Form Entries 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↓1 8 too high 13 Connector for Propstack 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 Commandify – Command Palette, Content Search, Themes Control, Product Edits, Context Actions, Dynamic content, Page builders navigation and actions 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 Fluent Forms Block 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 ifthenpay | Payments for FluentForms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 World Inspire Email Validation for Fluent Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too low 18 K Kultur-API for WordPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 3 too low 19 Inbound Organizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 Mautic Integration For Fluent Forms 200+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 Homura Time Travel & Form State Engine — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 BaseWeb AI Chat & Forms to MAX — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 Enudge 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 Send Denial 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓2 6 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.