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

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 form entry”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Clone Gravity Form Entry shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 90+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 3221 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #1 ↓1 2 Gravity Forms – Edit Entries 2K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #2 ↑2 3 Form Vibes – Save Contact Form 7 & Elementor Form Entries to Database 10K+ · 4.9★ (132) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 GravityExport Lite for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #4 5 Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ · 4.3★ (24) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #12 ↓2 6 too low 7 Connector for Gravity Forms and Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.7★ (66) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1388) wp.org #17 ↑1 9 too low 9 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #23 ↓2 14 too low 10 Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types 10K+ · 4.4★ (46) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 CRM Perks Integration for Gravity Forms and Salesforce 1K+ · 4.9★ (139) wp.org #21 ↓1 10 too low 12 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Multiple Columns for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 4.5★ (30) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Gravity Forms Email Blacklist 10K+ · 4.3★ (15) wp.org #10 ↑1 4 too high 15 GSheetConnector – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save CF7 Entries to Database 40K+ · 4.4★ (129) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 GSheetConnector – Gravity Forms Google Sheets Connector – Real-Time Sync 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Gravity Forms CLI Add-On 20K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 WP Gravity Forms HubSpot 600+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 WPSyncSheets For Gravity Forms – Connect Gravity Forms to Google Sheets 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 ↑1 8 too high 20 Clone Gravity Form Entry 90+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #6 ↑1 14 too high 21 Pods Gravity Forms Add-On 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 Bulk Download for Gravity Forms 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 8 too high 23 Import entries for Gravity Forms 600+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too high 24 PDF for Gravity Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.