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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “no confirmation”

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 “no confirmation”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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

Confirm Plus Contact Form 7 shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 7K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library places #8 on merit, 4.6★ from 778 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. 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 #1 2 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 D Disable woocommerce logout confirmation 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Change Admin Email 40K+ · 4.8★ (141) wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too low 7 Booking Calendar 40K+ · 4.8★ (657) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too low 8 Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ · 4.6★ (778) wp.org #17 ↓2 9 too low 9 SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #12 ↓3 3 too low 10 CPS | Age Verification 800+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Event Genius – Event Calendar, Event Registration, and Attendee Management 600+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #20 ↑1 8 too low 13 Eventin – Events Calendar, Tickets, Registration, Booking & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (413) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too low 14 Skip Confirmation On 80+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 11 too high 15 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 GDPR 10K+ · 4.3★ (58) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 COD Order Confirmation for India 70+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #10 ↑1 9 too high 20 No Nonsense 1K+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Double Opt-In for Contact Form 7 – Secure, GDPR-Compliant Email Verification 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Pay with Vipps and MobilePay for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (13) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 WebToffee EU Order Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #23 24 Confirm Plus Contact Form 7 7K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 15 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.