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

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 “nps”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

NPS computy shows at wp.org #3 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.8★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Unlimited Elements for Elementor places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 525 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 NP Quote Request for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.6★ (87) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1387) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker 40K+ · 4.7★ (1282) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Presto Player 100K+ · 4.8★ (346) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor 60K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #5 ↓2 2 too high 8 UserFeedback – Create Interactive Feedback Form, User Surveys, and Polls in Seconds 200K+ · 4.8★ (309) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Survey Maker by AYS 5K+ · 4.8★ (79) wp.org #10 ↓3 1 too low 10 Quiz Maker, Poll Maker & Survey Maker by Opinion Stage 6K+ · 4.4★ (277) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 Grainsoft – integracja z InPost Paczkomaty 8K+ · 4.8★ (33) wp.org #8 ↑2 3 too high 12 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #19 ↑1 7 too low 13 NPS computy 50+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #3 ↑1 10 too high 14 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #15 ↑6 1 too low 15 SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #18 ↓3 3 too low 16 Milo Subscriptions – Subscriptions for WooCommerce and Recurring Payments 200+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Crowdsignal Dashboard – Polls, Surveys & more 200K+ · 2.7★ (34) wp.org #11 6 too high 18 Amazon Pay for WooCommerce 10K+ · 2.5★ (27) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too low 19 HT Contact Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 Pollify – Feedback Polls, Anonymous Polls, Up/down Voting, NPS Surveys, Export data 50+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too high 21 VPSUForm – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder with Email Automation 200+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #21 ↑2 22 NP Formshield 10+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 SurveyX Builder – Survey, Poll, Quiz & Feedback Form 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too high 24 I Inspectlet – AI-Powered Session Replay, Heatmaps & Analytics 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.