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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “gf plugin”

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 “gf plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

GF IR Mobile add-on shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 80+ 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.

Buried gem

CRM Perks Integration for Gravity Forms and Salesforce places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 139 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 GF Mollie by Indigo 900+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #1 2 Gravity Forms – Edit Entries 2K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 GravityExport Lite for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Multiple Columns for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 4.5★ (30) wp.org #4 5 CRM Perks Integration for Gravity Forms and Salesforce 1K+ · 4.9★ (139) wp.org #17 12 too low 6 WP Gravity Forms Zoho CRM and Bigin 400+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 WP Gravity Forms FreshDesk Plugin 100+ · 4.9★ (19) wp.org #13 6 too low 8 WP Gravity Forms Keap/Infusionsoft 300+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #20 ↓1 12 too low 9 Block IPs for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 Gravity Forms CLI Add-On 20K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 GF No Duplicates 600+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #2 9 too high 12 WP Gravity Forms HubSpot 600+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 GF Windcave Free 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 WP Gravity Forms Dynamics CRM 300+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Surbma | Divi & Gravity Forms 9K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 G Gravity Forms Keap Feed 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 Pods Gravity Forms Add-On 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too low 18 Address Autocomplete via Google for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #18 19 Real Time Validation For Gravity Forms 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 WP Gravity Forms Constant Contact Plugin 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 13 too high 21 GF IR Mobile add-on 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 15 too high 22 Add-On for Microsoft Teams and Gravity Forms 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Spark GF Failed Submissions 70+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 GF ACH Field Type 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 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.