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

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 “integration”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 4 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

CCM19 Integration shows at wp.org #14 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 5K+ 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

WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 154 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #1 2 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #3 ↑4 4 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1668) wp.org #5 ↓7 1 too low 5 WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833) wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too high 6 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #6 7 Bit integrations – Form Integration, Webhook, Spreadsheets, CRM, LMS & Email Automation 20K+ · 4.9★ (160) wp.org #8 ↑3 1 too low 8 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #13 ↓3 5 too low 9 Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration 4K+ · 4.9★ (211) wp.org #10 ↑3 1 too low 10 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #16 ↑2 6 too low 11 WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) 10K+ · 4.9★ (154) wp.org #23 12 too low 12 Integration for Elementor forms – Sendinblue 8K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #11 ↑4 1 too high 13 Hyyan Integration for WooCommerce and Polylang 8K+ · 4.7★ (124) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 S SQLite Database Integration 5K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #9 ↑6 5 too high 15 Next Active Directory Integration 2K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #12 ↑4 3 too high 16 mosparo Integration 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 GTM Kit – Google Tag Manager & GA4 integration 30K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #19 ↑3 2 too low 18 StreamWeasels Twitch Integration 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #20 ↑3 2 too low 19 StreamWeasels YouTube Integration 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #18 ↑3 1 too high 20 Dynamics 365 Integration 500+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Gelato Integration for WooCommerce 5K+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #24 ↓4 3 too low 22 TrustMate.io – WooCommerce integration 3K+ · 4.0★ (10) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Trusted Shops Easy Integration for WooCommerce 6K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑2 6 too high 24 CCM19 Integration 5K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑4 10 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.