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

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 “gravity”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

Pods Gravity Forms Add-On shows at wp.org #14 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Gravity Booster – Styles & Layouts for Gravity Forms 30K+ · 4.6★ (199) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ · 4.3★ (24) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types 10K+ · 4.4★ (46) wp.org #3 4 GravityExport Lite for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 Gravity Forms – Edit Entries 2K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #6 ↑10 1 too low 6 Connector for Gravity Forms and Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.7★ (66) wp.org #8 ↓4 2 too low 7 Gravity Forms Email Blacklist 10K+ · 4.3★ (15) wp.org #4 ↑1 3 too high 8 Surbma | Divi & Gravity Forms 9K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 گرویتی فرم فارسی | Persian Gravity Forms 20K+ · 4.5★ (41) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Multiple Columns for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 4.5★ (30) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Live Summary for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #15 4 too low 12 Smart phone field for Gravity Forms 5K+ · 4.2★ (23) wp.org #12 13 Multi Page Auto Advance for Gravity Forms 2K+ · 4.3★ (20) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 Gravity Forms CLI Add-On 20K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Fresh Forms for Gravity 3K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 Image Picker For Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #19 ↑2 3 too low 17 GSheetConnector – Gravity Forms Google Sheets Connector – Real-Time Sync 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #18 ↑2 1 too low 18 Pods Gravity Forms Add-On 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #14 ↓4 4 too high 19 Restrict Dates Add-On for Gravity Forms 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 ↑1 2 too low 20 Mailster Gravity Forms 800+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 WPSyncSheets For Gravity Forms – Connect Gravity Forms to Google Sheets 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Enable Turnstile (Cloudflare) for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↑2 23 Repeater Fields for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #23 ↓15 24 Pronamic Pay with Mollie for Gravity Forms 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24

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.