wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “integrations”
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 “integrations”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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
Google for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 800K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.7★ average from 268 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144)
wp.org #1 2 
Bit integrations – Form Integration, Webhook, Spreadsheets, CRM, LMS & Email Automation 20K+ · 4.9★ (160)
wp.org #2 3 
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5040)
wp.org #3 4 
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27820)
wp.org #4 ↑2 5 
WooCommerce 7M+ · 4.5★ (4833)
wp.org #5 ↓1 6 
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #7 ↑2 1 too low 7 
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667)
wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too high 8 
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520)
wp.org #8 ↑2 9 
Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration 4K+ · 4.9★ (211)
wp.org #9 ↑3 10 
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778)
wp.org #11 ↑6 1 too low 11 
Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418)
wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too low 12 
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress 200K+ · 4.6★ (1205)
wp.org #14 2 too low 13 
Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281)
wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too low 14 
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940)
wp.org #16 ↑2 2 too low 15 
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209)
wp.org #18 ↑3 3 too low 16 
Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184)
wp.org #17 ↑7 1 too low 17 
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551)
wp.org #19 ↓4 2 too low 18 
WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) 10K+ · 4.9★ (154)
wp.org #22 4 too low 19 
The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461)
wp.org #24 5 too low 20 
GTM Kit – Google Tag Manager & GA4 integration 30K+ · 4.8★ (20) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↑3 7 too high 21 Google for WooCommerce 800K+ · 2.7★ (268)
wp.org #10 ↓3 11 too high 22 
Integration for Elementor forms – Sendinblue 8K+ · 4.8★ (20) thin reviews
wp.org #23 1 too low 23 
mosparo Integration 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑2 2 too high 24 
Integrations of Zoho CRM with Elementor form 200+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↑2 4 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.