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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “formidable forms addon”

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 “formidable forms addon”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 2 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

GSheetConnector – Formidable Forms Google Sheets Connector, Export Entries to Spreadsheet shows at wp.org #4 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Integration for HubSpot and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Ninja Forms places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 53 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress 200K+ · 4.6★ (1205) wp.org #1 ↑2 2 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #2 ↑2 3 hCaptcha for WP 70K+ · 4.6★ (88) wp.org #3 ↓2 4 PowerPack Addons for Elementor: Widgets, Form Styler and Templates 70K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #5 ↑2 1 too low 5 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder 6K+ · 5.0★ (243) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 WP Zoho for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable and Ninja Forms – CRM, Bigin 3K+ · 5.0★ (44) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Integration for Salesforce and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable, Ninja Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Smart phone field for Gravity Forms 5K+ · 4.2★ (23) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 Integration for Mailchimp and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Ninja Forms 8K+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Integration for HubSpot and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Ninja Forms 5K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 GSheetConnector – Formidable Forms Google Sheets Connector, Export Entries to Spreadsheet 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 ↓2 8 too high 13 Max Addons for Bricks Builder 1K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 WP Zendesk for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable and Ninja Forms 400+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #14 15 Integration for Pipedrive and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Ninja Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (26) wp.org #21 ↓1 6 too low 16 WP Dynamics CRM for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable and Ninja Forms 300+ · 4.9★ (19) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 too low 17 WPB Popup for Contact Form 7 – Showing Contact Form 7 Popup on Button Click 5K+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Connect Elementor Forms to Google Sheets Addon 700+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Integration for Keap/infusionsoft and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable, Ninja Forms 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 WPSyncSheets For Gravity Forms – Connect Gravity Forms to Google Sheets 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↑7 4 too high 21 WP Insightly for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable and Ninja Forms 100+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Forms Bridge – Infinite integrations 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too high 23 Integration for Google Sheets and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Ninja Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 24 myCred Addons – Ultimate myCred Modules To Support WordPress Gamification and Loyalty Rewards 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.