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

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 “mcqs”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

QuizFlow – AI-Powered Quiz Maker shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

HD Quiz places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 145 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Quiz Maker by AYS 20K+ · 4.9★ (601) wp.org #1 2 WebinarPress – Webinar System for WordPress 800+ · 4.1★ (40) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Tutor LMS – eLearning and online course solution 100K+ · 4.4★ (590) wp.org #13 ↓1 10 too low 4 HD Quiz 6K+ · 4.9★ (145) wp.org #15 11 too low 5 Acadlix LMS – AI Quiz Maker, Online Exam & Course Plugin for WordPress 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 6 Computa Quiz and Survey — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 MCQ, Quiz, Question Addon For Elementor 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 too high 8 Quiz Builder by WiVi – Online Exam & Quiz Maker 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑3 1 too high 9 Traffic Signs Test — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 CoSchool LMS – A complete Learning Management System to Create and Sell Your Courses Online 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too high 11 S SNMCQ Quiz 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 MasterQuiz AI — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 DominoForm – Advanced Contact Form, Polls, Survey & Quiz Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too high 14 M MTMIS Punjab Vehicle Verification Online — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 LD to Lifter — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 WPEForm Lite – Drag and Drop Live Form Builder for Contact, Payment & Quiz Forms 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 17 Survais — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Multiple Choice Question 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 P Pro Polls 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 QuizFlow – AI-Powered Quiz Maker 10+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #6 14 too high 21 VIZE Tests – Basic 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #18 3 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.