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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “multiple gravity forms”

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 “multiple gravity forms”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 3 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

Bulk Download for Gravity Forms shows at wp.org #9 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 500+ 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

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 4132 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 Gravity Forms Zero Spam 100K+ · 4.3★ (24) wp.org #1 ↑1 1 too high 3 Gravity Booster – Styles & Layouts for Gravity Forms 30K+ · 4.6★ (199) wp.org #3 4 Gravity Forms + Custom Post Types 10K+ · 4.4★ (46) wp.org #4 5 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 Connector for Gravity Forms and Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.7★ (66) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Multiple Columns for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 4.5★ (30) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Gravity Forms Email Blacklist 10K+ · 4.3★ (15) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 GravityExport Lite for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #22 ↑1 12 too low 11 Spam Protection | Maspik 30K+ · 4.7★ (87) wp.org #20 ↓4 9 too low 12 hCaptcha for WP 70K+ · 4.6★ (88) wp.org #21 ↓4 9 too low 13 Multiple Form Instances Add-on for Gravity Forms 800+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Smart phone field for Gravity Forms 5K+ · 4.2★ (23) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Live Summary for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #15 16 Image Picker For Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Pods Gravity Forms Add-On 1K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Bulk Download for Gravity Forms 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 GSheetConnector – Gravity Forms Google Sheets Connector – Real-Time Sync 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #17 ↑2 2 too high 20 Restrict Dates Add-On for Gravity Forms 500+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 WPSyncSheets For Gravity Forms – Connect Gravity Forms to Google Sheets 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↑2 2 too high 22 Repeater Fields for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #16 ↑2 6 too high 23 Enable Turnstile (Cloudflare) for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 PDF for Gravity Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↑2 6 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.