wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “multi device”

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 “multi device”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

RTMForm – Contact Form, Multi-Step Forms & Form Templates for Elementor shows at wp.org #7 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 30K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 14 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 1680 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 signals wp.org

1 M Multi Device Switcher 10K+ · 4.3★ (11) thin reviews wp.org #1 2

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) heavy footprint wp.org #4 2 too low 3

Multi-Step Checkout for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.5★ (49) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #2 1 too high 4

YayCurrency – WooCommerce Multi-Currency Switcher 7K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #5 1 too low 5

Multi Step Form 8K+ · 4.3★ (36) wp.org #3 2 too high 6

Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #9 ↑1 3 too low 7

Team Members – Multi Language Supported Team Plugin 6K+ · 5.0★ (85) wp.org #6 1 too high 8

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #11 3 too low 9

MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435) heavy footprint wp.org #10 ↓3 1 too low 10

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #15 5 too low 11

Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #14 3 too low 12

Smart Slider 3 800K+ · 4.9★ (1125) wp.org #16 4 too low 13

WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #17 4 too low 14

Poptin – Email Marketing Automation, Newsletter & Exit Pop Ups, Email Popups 20K+ · 4.9★ (701) wp.org #22 ↑1 8 too low 15

Dokan: AI Powered WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution – Build Your Own Amazon, eBay, Etsy 30K+ · 4.6★ (769) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #13 2 too high 16

GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #12 4 too high 17

WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (758) wp.org #18 1 too low 18

Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #20 2 too low 19

RTMForm – Contact Form, Multi-Step Forms & Form Templates for Elementor 30K+ · 4.3★ (14) thin reviews wp.org #7 ↑1 12 too high 20

Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↑1 12 too high 21

Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (236) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #19 2 too high 22

MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #21 1 too high 23

Multi Location Product & Inventory Management for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (6) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 24

Xpro Slider For Beaver Builder – Lite 400+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #24

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.