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

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 “notion”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Sync Content From Notion shows at wp.org #4 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 40+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder places #8 on merit, 5.0★ from 322 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #3 2 too low 2

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too low 3

WP Sync for Notion – Notion to WordPress 1K+ · 4.6★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #1 2 too high 4

Tablesome Table – Contact Form DB – WPForms, CF7, Gravity, Forminator, Fluent 7K+ · 4.8★ (89) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5

PublishPress Planner – Editorial Calendar, Marketing Content, Kanban Board 6K+ · 4.9★ (178) wp.org #8 ↑2 3 too low 6

Add-On for Contact Form 7 to Notion 300+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #2 4 too high 7

Bit integrations – Form Integration, Webhook, Spreadsheets, CRM, LMS & Email Automation 20K+ · 4.9★ (160) wp.org #13 ↑3 6 too low 8

WS Form LITE – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (322) wp.org #16 ↑3 8 too low 9

SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #11 ↑4 2 too low 10

Uncanny Automator – AI + Automation for WordPress | AI Agent, AI Page Builder, Free AI Usage Included 40K+ · 4.9★ (157) wp.org #15 ↓1 5 too low 11

AutomatorWP – No-Code Workflow Automation, Integration & Webhooks Plugin, now with AI 6K+ · 4.8★ (202) wp.org #17 ↑5 6 too low 12

Marker.io – Visual Website Feedback 4K+ · 5.0★ (44) wp.org #20 8 too low 13

Helpie FAQ — Accordion, Docs & Knowledge Base 8K+ · 4.5★ (80) wp.org #22 ↑2 9 too low 14

Quill Forms | Conversational Multi Step Forms, Surveys & quizzes 3K+ · 4.8★ (44) wp.org #24 10 too low 15

Superb Addons: Blocks, Patterns, Pre-built Pages, Sliders, Popups, Free Forms, Animations & More 80K+ · 4.9★ (23) thin reviews wp.org #23 8 too low 16

Sync Content From Notion 40+ · 4.5★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #4 12 too high 17

HT Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #7 10 too high 18

Make Connector 70K+ · 2.7★ (25) wp.org #9 ↓1 9 too high 19

Feedbucket – Website Feedback Tool 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #12 7 too high 20

Post Word Counter – Content Insights Dashboard 200+ · 4.5★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #18 2 too high 21

Ordessa – FAQ & Accordion Block with Bulk Add 100+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #21 22

FormLayer 100K+ · 0.0★ (0) host-installed base thin reviews wp.org #10 ↓1 12 too high 23

SheetLink Forms for Google Sheets and Excel 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 9 too high 24

Content Importer for Notion 30+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓2 5 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.