wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “gsheet”
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 “gsheet”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 15. 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.
Buried gem
Tablesome Table – Contact Form DB – WPForms, CF7, Gravity, Forminator, Fluent places #3 on merit, 4.8★ from 89 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
FormsDB – Save Elementor Forms to Google Sheets & Post Type 20K+ · 4.6★ (19) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Tablesome Table – Contact Form DB – WPForms, CF7, Gravity, Forminator, Fluent 7K+ · 4.8★ (89) throws errorsnot PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #10 7 too low 4 
GSheetConnector – Ninja Forms Google Sheets Connector, Export Form Submissions Instant Sync to Sheets 1K+ · 4.0★ (4) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #4 5 
GSheets Connector 100+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6 G GSheet Tables — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #5 1 too high 7 
GSheet Membership — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #6 1 too high 8 
Forms Bridge – Infinite integrations 100+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9 
1 Click Form Sync for Elementor Forms, WPForms and Google Sheets — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #7 2 too high 10 
Pi SheetBridge for Woo order with Google Sheets — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #9 1 too high 11 
Synchronizer Addon For WooCommerce to Google Spreadsheet — · 4.0★ (1) thin reviewsstale but ranked
wp.org #8 3 too high 12 E Easy Integration With Google Sheets — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↓1 13 
ARPHost CF7 Submission Archive — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #15 2 too low 14 
Posts Bridge – Remote CMS 20+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #13 1 too high 15 
Gsheet Contact Addons & ShortCode — · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #14 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.