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

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 “highlevel”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

GHL Contact Form 7 Bridge – Send Contact Form 7 leads to GHL CRM shows at wp.org #2 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 400+ 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

Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 150 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Fusion Lite – Marketing Automation and CRM Integration for WordPress 4K+ · 5.0★ (69) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (322) wp.org #6 ↑1 4 too low 3 FuseWP – WordPress User Sync to Email List & Marketing Automation (Mailchimp, Constant Contact, ActiveCampaign etc.) 2K+ · 4.9★ (25) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 MailOptin – Popup, Optin Forms & Email Newsletters for Mailchimp, HubSpot, AWeber Etc. 10K+ · 4.8★ (438) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation 2K+ · 4.8★ (150) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 Rover IDX 200+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Connector Wizard (formerly LC Wizard) 800+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 GHL Gravity Bridge – Send Gravity Forms leads to GHL CRM 600+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 GHL Contact Form 7 Bridge – Send Contact Form 7 leads to GHL CRM 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 ↓1 8 too high 11 Syncly for GoHighLevel 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 FormFlow for GoHighLevel (GHL) – Send Form Leads to GHL CRM 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑3 1 too low 13 Yaraa AI Sales Agent — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too low 14 FormFlow Gravity Forms Ext for GoHighLevel – Send Form Leads to GHL — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↑3 2 too low 15 GHL Connect for WooCommerce 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 5 too high 16 Form Integration for Go High Level and Jotform 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Send Data from any wp form to Google Sheets, Mailchimp, Notion, Slack & More – EasyLink Automations 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 18 MyVitalAssistant — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 19 LeadConnector 20K+ · 2.3★ (11) wp.org #24 ↓2 5 too low 20 ZEJ Forms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Attributer: UTM & Lead Source Tracking for WPForms, Gravity Forms, Contact Form 7 & More 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 FormFlow Ext For WPForms and GoHighLevel – Send Form Leads to GHL — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 FormFlow Ext for Contact Form 7 and GoHighLevel – Send Form Leads to GHL — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Converly: Conversion Tracking for Gravity Forms, WPForms, Contact Form 7 & More — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓2 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.