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

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 invoice”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Formidable Forms + Sprout Invoices – Easy Invoice & Estimate Submissions shows at wp.org #4 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 100 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 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1387) wp.org #1 2 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #2 3 Sliced Invoices – WordPress Invoice Plugin 4K+ · 4.6★ (117) wp.org #3 4 Sprout Invoices – Client Invoicing & Estimates 1K+ · 4.4★ (191) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Integration for HubSpot and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Ninja Forms 5K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 WP Zoho for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable and Ninja Forms – CRM, Bigin 3K+ · 5.0★ (44) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Knit Pay – Cashfree, Instamojo, Razorpay, PayPal and more 2K+ · 4.9★ (100) wp.org #19 11 too low 9 Bit Flows: AI Agent Automation & Integrations for Forms, CRM, eCommerce, Google Sheets, and More 1K+ · 4.9★ (64) wp.org #18 9 too low 10 Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation 10K+ · 4.5★ (120) wp.org #13 ↓1 3 too low 11 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Zoho Flow – No-Code Workflow Automation 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 Integration for Keap/infusionsoft and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Formidable, Ninja Forms 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Icegram Mailer – Reliable Email Deliverability, No-Code SMTP Replacement & Email Logs for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #14 15 Formidable Forms Signature Online Contract Automation 200+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #5 10 too high 16 Ninja Forms Signature Contract Add-On 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 DoubleScale CRM | All-in-One CRM – Sales, Multi-Channel Marketing, Newsletter, Booking, Helpdesk, Automation, MCP & More 80+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Integration for Zoho CRM and Zoho Bigin – Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Gravity Forms and More 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 YeeMail — Email Template Builder & Customizer 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Formidable Forms + Sprout Invoices – Easy Invoice & Estimate Submissions 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #4 16 too high 21 Knit Pay Pro – Mercado Pago, CCAvenue, Easebuzz, Thawani 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Knit Pay UPI – Paytm for Business, PhonePe Business, BharatPe, HDFC 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Lead Generation Form – Form Builder, Contact Form, Survey & Inquiry Forms 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 Integrazo Automator – Send Form & WooCommerce Data to CRM & Marketing Tools 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #21 3 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.