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

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 “hipaa forms”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Zoho Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder for Websites – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Order Forms & More shows at wp.org #5 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.7★ average from 14 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 402 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 HIPAA Forms 800+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms 20K+ · 4.4★ (433) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login 10K+ · 4.9★ (402) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too low 6 HIPAA Compliant Forms with Drag’n’Drop HIPAA Form Builder. Sign HIPAA documents 400+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Cognito Forms 2K+ · 4.0★ (19) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Online Forms — Customizable Payment, Contact, Quiz, Survey Form Builder – Jotform 20K+ · 3.2★ (29) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 FormLift for Keap (Legacy) Web Forms 300+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Timetics – Appointment Booking Calendar & Scheduling 2K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #20 ↓1 10 too low 11 Zoho Forms – Drag & Drop Form Builder for Websites – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Order Forms & More 10K+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Activity Log Pro – User Activity Log, Audit Log & Security Monitor 400+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar by vcita 1K+ · 3.9★ (117) wp.org #19 ↓2 6 too low 14 GriffinForms – Contact Form and Form Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Feedback Button – Jotform 600+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 H HIPAA Compliance Helper for Contact Form 7 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too high 17 ANON::form embedded secure form 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Webhookify – Send Form Submissions to Webhooks 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 Jotform – Widgets for Google Reviews 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑7 6 too high 20 Form Marshal — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 ChatterForms — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Hospital Booking & Clinic Management System – Doctor Appointment Plugin by KrishnaDas — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 2ConnectMe – Video Chat, Screen Share & Stripe Payments 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 Plug-N-Meet web conference integration 100+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #24

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.