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

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 sync”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 4 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

WPSyncSheets For Gravity Forms – Connect Gravity Forms to Google Sheets shows at wp.org #3 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 200+ 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

Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 973 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #6 5 too low 2 GSheetConnector – Gravity Forms Google Sheets Connector – Real-Time Sync 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #4 ↑5 1 too low 4 hCaptcha for WP 70K+ · 4.6★ (88) wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too low 5 Pods Gravity Forms Add-On 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #13 ↑7 7 too low 7 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #19 ↓9 12 too low 8 Form Vibes – Save Contact Form 7 & Elementor Form Entries to Database 10K+ · 4.9★ (132) wp.org #15 ↓2 7 too low 9 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #20 ↑1 11 too low 10 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 WP Remote Users Sync 6K+ · 4.9★ (73) wp.org #9 ↑13 2 too high 12 MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress 1M+ · 4.8★ (1497) wp.org #22 ↑1 10 too low 13 FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #11 ↑3 2 too high 14 Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528) wp.org #23 ↓8 9 too low 15 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too low 16 ActiveLayer Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for Forms & Comments 10K+ · 4.9★ (10) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 Signature Add-On for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #7 ↓2 10 too high 18 WPSyncSheets For Gravity Forms – Connect Gravity Forms to Google Sheets 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 ↑1 15 too high 19 Add-on Brevo for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #12 ↓6 7 too high 20 FlexStock – Product Stock Sync with Google Sheets for WooCommerce 600+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 Retrigger Notifications Gravity Forms 1K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #10 ↓3 11 too high 22 Kadence Central – Site Management, Backups, Security, and Reporting 30K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #14 ↓2 8 too high 23 Contact Form to Chat Apps | Click to Chat to Order – FormyChat 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 GHL Gravity Bridge – Send Gravity Forms leads to GHL CRM 600+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #16 ↑1 8 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.