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

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 “metform”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Duplicate Killer – Prevent Duplicate Form Submissions shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 493 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509) wp.org #1 2 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #2 3 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Spam Protection | Maspik 30K+ · 4.7★ (87) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation 10K+ · 4.5★ (120) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too low 6 GSheetConnector – Elementor Forms Google Sheet Connector to Sync Submissions to Google Sheets 9K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) 6K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 hCaptcha for WP 70K+ · 4.6★ (88) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too low 9 E2Pdf – Export Pdf Tool for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (59) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 GamiPress – Gamification plugin to reward points, badges & ranks in WordPress, now with AI 10K+ · 4.9★ (493) wp.org #19 ↓1 9 too low 11 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 5K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #11 ↑2 12 Wp Social Login and Register Social Counter 70K+ · 4.6★ (67) wp.org #12 13 AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI 6K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #22 ↓1 9 too low 14 ShopEngine – All-in-One Elementor WooCommerce Builder with eCommerce Templates & Woo Widgets 100K+ · 4.6★ (212) wp.org #23 ↑1 9 too low 15 Zoho Flow – No-Code Workflow Automation 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #15 ↑7 16 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #21 ↓1 5 too low 17 EmailKit – Email Customizer for WooCommerce & WP 70K+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 Duplicate Killer – Prevent Duplicate Form Submissions 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 ↑1 10 too high 19 Rox Appointment Booking – Event, Calendar & Appointment Scheduling 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Reoon Email Verifier 600+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 YeeMail — Email Template Builder & Customizer 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 ShopEngine Gutenberg WooCommerce Builder Blocks Addon – All in One WooCommerce Solution 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓2 9 too high 23 PDF For Metform 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 5 too high 24 myCred Addons – Ultimate myCred Modules To Support WordPress Gamification and Loyalty Rewards 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.