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

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 view”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

View User Metadata shows at wp.org #5 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 1667 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 View Admin As 9K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #1 2 Gravity Booster – Styles & Layouts for Gravity Forms 30K+ · 4.6★ (199) wp.org #2 3 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #4 ↑18 1 too low 4 Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types 10K+ · 4.4★ (46) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Connector for Gravity Forms and Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.7★ (66) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #15 ↓4 9 too low 7 Smart phone field for Gravity Forms 5K+ · 4.2★ (23) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #24 16 too low 9 Simple CAPTCHA with Cloudflare Turnstile 200K+ · 4.7★ (262) wp.org #20 ↓6 11 too low 10 Image Picker For Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #10 11 Pods Gravity Forms Add-On 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 GSheetConnector – Gravity Forms Google Sheets Connector – Real-Time Sync 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↑1 13 Signature Add-On for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Restrict Dates Add-On for Gravity Forms 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 ↑2 15 WPSyncSheets For Gravity Forms – Connect Gravity Forms to Google Sheets 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 Gravity Forms CLI Add-On 20K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 Enable Turnstile (Cloudflare) for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑2 4 too high 18 Range Slider Addon for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #18 19 Power Boost for Gravity Forms 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 ↑1 3 too low 20 Repeater Fields for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #11 ↑1 9 too high 21 View User Metadata 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 16 too high 22 Bulk Download for Gravity Forms 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too high 23 Drip for Gravity Forms 400+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 PDF for Gravity Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑2 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.