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

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 forms e signature”, we and wp.org disagree 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 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

Digital Signature For Gravity Forms shows at wp.org #5 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 8706 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #4 3 too low 2 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #2 3 Signature Add-On for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #1 2 too high 4 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too low 5 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too low 8 Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress 200K+ · 4.6★ (1205) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too low 9 HubSpot All-In-One Marketing – Forms, Popups, Live Chat 200K+ · 4.3★ (207) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 Bit integrations – Form Integration, Webhook, Spreadsheets, CRM, LMS & Email Automation 20K+ · 4.9★ (160) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 Ninja Forms Signature Contract Add-On 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 ↓1 8 too high 12 Funnelforms Free – Multi Step Form, Contact Form & Lead Funnel Builder 1K+ · 4.8★ (32) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Digital Signature Add-on for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.1★ (19) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 HIPAA Forms 800+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #7 ↑3 7 too high 15 Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #21 ↓1 6 too low 16 Vigilant – 100% Free Security Suite: Firewall, 2FA, Login, Headers, Scanner… 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 BotBlocker Security – Complete security platform 3K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too low 18 Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Digital Signature For Gravity Forms 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 14 too high 20 YeeMail — Email Template Builder & Customizer 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Easy Digital Downloads Digital Signature 60+ · 3.0★ (4) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 DevDome Malware Scanner – WordPress Malware Removal & Security Scanner 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 CHIP for Gravity Forms 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 GM Digital Signature for Wpforms 100+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #17 7 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.