wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “form field”
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 “form field”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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
Input Mask For Elementor Form Fields shows at wp.org #6 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 24 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 1875 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144)
wp.org #1 2 
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #2 3 
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807)
wp.org #3 ↑1 4 
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440)
wp.org #4 ↑6 5 
Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973)
wp.org #8 ↓5 3 too low 6 
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418)
wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 
Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056)
wp.org #10 ↓4 3 too low 8 
Bit Form – Contact Form, Payment Forms, Multi Step Forms, Calculator & Custom Form Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (259)
wp.org #11 ↑9 3 too low 9 Database Addon for Contact Form 7 – CFDB7 600K+ · 5.0★ (1875)
wp.org #13 4 too low 10 
Masks Form Fields 9K+ · 5.0★ (23) thin reviews
wp.org #5 ↑2 5 too high 11 
Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (108)
wp.org #9 2 too high 12 
Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397)
wp.org #12 ↑5 13 Input Mask For Elementor Form Fields 10K+ · 4.5★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #6 ↓1 7 too high 14 
MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509)
wp.org #14 15 
Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.8★ (166)
wp.org #17 ↓5 2 too low 16 
DTX – Dynamic Text Extension for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.7★ (99)
wp.org #20 ↓5 4 too low 17 
Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More 10K+ · 5.0★ (57)
wp.org #21 4 too low 18 
CF7 Apps – Addons for Contact Form 7 (Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, etc.) 300K+ · 3.8★ (135)
wp.org #16 ↓5 2 too high 19 
Conditional Fields for Elementor Form – Apply Conditional Logic 10K+ · 4.7★ (32)
wp.org #18 1 too high 20 
Country & Phone Field Contact Form 7 40K+ · 4.5★ (41)
wp.org #24 ↓3 4 too low 21 
Country Code For Elementor Form Telephone Field 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too high 22 
Telephone field for Elementor Forms 4K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #19 3 too high 23 
Signature field for Elementor Forms 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #22 1 too high 24 
Gutenverse Form – Contact Form Builder, Block Form & Booking Form 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
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.