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

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 invoice”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

PDF for Gravity Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder shows at wp.org #3 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Integration for WooCommerce and Zoho CRM, Books, Invoice, Inventory, Bigin places #8 on merit, 5.0★ from 84 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. 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 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #2 3 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1388) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Jetpack CRM – Clients, Leads, Invoices, Billing, Email Marketing, & Automation 30K+ · 4.3★ (152) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Sliced Invoices – WordPress Invoice Plugin 4K+ · 4.6★ (117) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Integration for WooCommerce and Zoho CRM, Books, Invoice, Inventory, Bigin 1K+ · 5.0★ (84) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 Sprout Invoices – Client Invoicing & Estimates 1K+ · 4.4★ (191) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 Integration for HubSpot and Contact Form 7, WPForms, Elementor, Ninja Forms 5K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Tablesome Table – Contact Form DB – WPForms, CF7, Gravity, Forminator, Fluent 7K+ · 4.8★ (89) wp.org #11 12 WP Gravity Forms Zoho CRM and Bigin 400+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 WP Gravity Forms HubSpot 600+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Payment forms, Buy now buttons, and Invoicing System | GetPaid 5K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Paytium: Mollie payment forms & donations 2K+ · 4.5★ (64) wp.org #20 5 too low 16 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Gravity Forms Eway 500+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation 10K+ · 4.5★ (120) wp.org #23 5 too low 19 PDF for Gravity Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 16 too high 20 Zoho Flow – No-Code Workflow Automation 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 GF Windcave Free 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Gravity Forms + Sprout Invoices – Easy Invoice & Estimate Submissions 70+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #8 14 too high 23 Ninja Forms Signature Contract Add-On 300+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 PDF Invoices for Gravity Forms 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 14 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.