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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “gravityview”

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 “gravityview”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

GV Excel Export shows at wp.org #8 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 20+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ · 4.3★ (24) wp.org #1 2 GravityExport Lite for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Live Summary for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 GravityWP – Merge Tags 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 Retrigger Notifications Gravity Forms 1K+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 GravityWP – Count 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #16 10 too low 7 Gravity Forms Block Email Domains 1K+ · 4.1★ (9) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 Gravity Forms Directory 500+ · 3.2★ (34) wp.org #18 10 too low 9 Gravity Forms Constant Contact 3K+ · 3.9★ (14) wp.org #19 10 too low 10 Contact Form Migrator from Gravity Forms to Formidable 300+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too high 11 Folders4Gravity – Folders for Gravity Forms and GravityView 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 5 too high 12 PDF for Gravity Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 3 too low 13 Notice Interceptor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too high 14 Gravity Forms Business Hours by GravityView 100+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 GV Excel Export 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑1 7 too high 16 Gravity Booking – Appointment Booking & Scheduling Addon for Gravity Forms 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 C Contact Form 7 Gravity Forms Importer 200+ · 2.7★ (15) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 GravityOps Search – Search and Display Gravity Forms Entries – Lite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 Dismiss Gravity Notices 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20 Review Deck 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 WPChef Employee Attendance Tracker 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 PDF for Ninja Forms + Drag and Drop Template Builder 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 List-Forms for Gravity 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 I Integrate GravityView With Polylang 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 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.