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

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 “mortgage”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Mortgage Rates shows at wp.org #6 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Property Hive places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 96 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 Mortgage Calculator 4K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #1 2 Responsive Mortgage Calculator 7K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #2 3 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1387) wp.org #12 ↑1 9 too low 4 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #14 ↓3 10 too low 5 Mortgage Calculators WP 3K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Simple Mortgage Calculator 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Mortgage Calculator 1K+ · 3.9★ (13) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #21 ↓2 13 too low 9 Property Hive 3K+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #23 ↓1 14 too low 10 Loan Calculator WP 2K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #18 ↓3 8 too low 11 WPCasa – Real Estate for WordPress 1K+ · 4.2★ (36) wp.org #16 ↓2 5 too low 12 Calculation for contact form 7 1K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #22 ↓2 10 too low 13 Pdf Embed 10K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #13 ↓3 14 Ultimate Loan & Mortgage Calculator 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 ↓2 5 too high 15 PVB Contact Form 7 Calculator 600+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #20 ↓3 5 too low 16 Estatik Mortgage Calculator 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #15 ↓3 1 too high 17 Buying Buddy IDX CRM – Real Estate MLS Plugin 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 ↓3 2 too low 18 AC’s Mortgage Calculator 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑2 11 too high 19 CC Canadian Mortgage Calculator 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓2 11 too high 20 Property Hive Mortgage Calculator 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 BMI Adult & Kid Calculator 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓3 3 too low 22 CC Mortgage Calculator 80+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓2 12 too high 23 Mortgage Rates 300+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓2 17 too high 24 Custom Icons for Elementor and WPBakery 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 7 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.