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

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 extension”, 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

Pronamic Pay with Mollie for Gravity Forms shows at wp.org #7 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Form Vibes – Save Contact Form 7 & Elementor Form Entries to Database places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 132 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. 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 2 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #2 3 Gravity Forms – Edit Entries 2K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #3 ↑4 4 GravityExport Lite for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #9 ↑5 4 too low 6 Download Monitor 80K+ · 4.5★ (525) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too low 7 PowerPack Addons for Elementor: Widgets, Form Styler and Templates 70K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #14 ↑2 7 too low 8 Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528) wp.org #17 ↓4 9 too low 9 CRM Perks Integration for Gravity Forms and Salesforce 1K+ · 4.9★ (139) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 GSheetConnector – Gravity Forms Google Sheets Connector – Real-Time Sync 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 ↓1 6 too high 11 Form Vibes – Save Contact Form 7 & Elementor Form Entries to Database 10K+ · 4.9★ (132) wp.org #21 ↑1 10 too low 12 Signature Add-On for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #8 ↓2 4 too high 13 Integration for Gravity Forms and Pipedrive 200+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 Sliced Invoices – WordPress Invoice Plugin 4K+ · 4.6★ (117) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too low 15 WP Gravity Forms Zoho CRM and Bigin 400+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too low 16 Integration for HubSpot and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Ninja Forms 5K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 WP Gravity Forms Keap/Infusionsoft 300+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #22 ↑1 5 too low 18 WP Gravity Forms HubSpot 600+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too high 19 WP Gravity Forms Dynamics CRM 300+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #23 ↑1 4 too low 20 HIPAA Forms 800+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #13 ↑5 7 too high 21 GHL Gravity Bridge – Send Gravity Forms leads to GHL CRM 600+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #6 ↓1 15 too high 22 Bulk Download for Gravity Forms 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 ↓2 12 too high 23 Pronamic Pay with Mollie for Gravity Forms 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #7 ↑2 16 too high 24 GHL Contact Form 7 Bridge – Send Contact Form 7 leads to GHL CRM 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑1 4 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.