wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “inquiries”
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 “inquiries”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.
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
Call for Price for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 8K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.9★ average from 27 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 594 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.
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (758)
wp.org #1 2 
Booking Calendar 40K+ · 4.8★ (657)
wp.org #5 3 too low 3 
CatalogX Product Catalog, Product Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.2★ (60)
wp.org #3 4 
MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432)
wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 
The SEO Framework – Fast, Automated, Effortless. 200K+ · 4.9★ (380)
wp.org #9 4 too low 6 WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software 20K+ · 4.9★ (594)
wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too low 7 
Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (108)
wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 
Product Enquiry for WooCommerce (Now with AI Assistant) 10K+ · 4.1★ (68)
wp.org #6 2 too high 9 
Email Inquiry & Cart Options for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.2★ (20) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #2 7 too high 10 
OneClick Chat to Order 30K+ · 4.8★ (84)
wp.org #10 ↑6 11 
RTMForm – Contact Form, Multi-Step Forms & Form Templates for Elementor 30K+ · 4.3★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #4 7 too high 12 
Chat Button & Custom ChatGPT-Powered Bot by GetButton.io 20K+ · 4.5★ (175)
wp.org #12 ↓1 13 
Tidio – Live Chat & AI Chatbots 70K+ · 4.8★ (395)
wp.org #17 4 too low 14 
Smartsupp – live chat, AI shopping assistant and chatbots 20K+ · 4.7★ (131)
wp.org #14 ↓1 15 
Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI 90K+ · 4.9★ (375)
wp.org #19 4 too low 16 
Happyforms – Form Builder for WordPress: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Surveys, Payments & Multipurpose Forms 20K+ · 4.4★ (433)
wp.org #18 2 too low 17 
WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services 5K+ · 4.7★ (124)
wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 
Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots 10K+ · 4.8★ (142)
wp.org #23 ↑1 5 too low 19 
WPVR – 360 Panorama viewer and Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (133)
wp.org #22 ↑1 3 too low 20 
GSheetConnector – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save CF7 Entries to Database 40K+ · 4.4★ (129)
wp.org #21 1 too low 21 
Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons 10K+ · 5.0★ (39)
wp.org #20 1 too high 22 
YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode 60K+ · 3.7★ (45)
wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too high 23 Call for Price for WooCommerce 8K+ · 3.9★ (27)
wp.org #13 ↓1 10 too high 24 
WHM Inquiry Button for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
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.