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

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 “formcraft”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20. 6 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Send Denial shows at wp.org #10 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam 400K+ · 5.0★ (1472) wp.org #1 2

Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 5K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #2 ↑1 3

miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications 5K+ · 4.7★ (439) wp.org #5 2 too low 4

Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #4 5

FormCraft – Form Builder 2K+ · 4.5★ (53) closure risk stale but ranked wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6

Bit integrations – Form Integration, Webhook, Spreadsheets, CRM, LMS & Email Automation 20K+ · 4.9★ (160) wp.org #7 1 too low 7

Bit Flows: AI Agent Automation & Integrations for Forms, CRM, eCommerce, Google Sheets, and More 1K+ · 4.9★ (64) wp.org #9 2 too low 8

Bit SMTP – Easy SMTP Solution with Email Logs 2K+ · 3.9★ (15) thin reviews wp.org #8 9

YeeMail — Email Template Builder & Customizer 700+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #6 3 too high 10

Office 365 User Authentication for WordPress 20+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #14 4 too low 11

Intranet and Extranet with O365 Login 40+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #13 2 too low 12 M Mailster Add-On for FormCraft 90+ · 4.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 6 too low 13

BragDeal Spam Guard 40+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #12 1 too high 14

Send Denial 300+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 4 too high 15 R reCaptcha Add-On for FormCraft 7K+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #11 4 too high 16 G GetResponse Add-On for FormCraft 60+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 1 too high 17 M MailChimp Add-On for FormCraft 700+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 1 too high 18 C Campaign Monitor Add-On for FormCraft 60+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 1 too high 19 M MailPoet Add-On for FormCraft 60+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 1 too low 20

Formcraft Utility 40+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 1 too high 21 M MailChimp Integration for WordPress 40+ · 3.0★ (2) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #21

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.