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

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 “formulaire”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 3 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

Sellsy shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPS Hide Login 2M+ · 4.8★ (2111) wp.org #1 2 HelloAsso 4K+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #2 3 SmartAgenda – Prise de rendez-vous en ligne 300+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #3 4 Login Armor 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Securicheck – Audit et Sécurité WordPress 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 6 Paiement par Carte DAHABIA et Carte CIB for WooCommerce 80+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 7 RSS Redirect & Feedburner Alternative 1K+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #24 17 too low 8 HelloAsso Payments for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 WP DPE-GES 600+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #22 13 too low 10 Colissimo shipping methods for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.7★ (28) wp.org #21 ↓1 11 too low 11 Editor Custom Color Palette 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 VOD Infomaniak 20K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 Presta Products for WordPress 80+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 ↑1 7 too low 14 Mentions Legales Par Webdeclic 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 BookDriver — Formulaire de réservation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Scooter Contact 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 Stan, la solution de paiement sans carte 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 ImmoWP Estimation 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 D Dashboard Graphs for Contact Form 7 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 AD Pro Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Cart Shipping Estimator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 Easy Custom Event Tickets 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 Newsletters, Email marketing et formulaires par Mail Next 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 24 Sellsy 400+ · 3.0★ (1) wp.org #10 14 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.