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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “pdf 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 “pdf gravity forms”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 5 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

PDF for Gravity Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder shows at wp.org #2 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 4514 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 #1 2 GravityExport Lite for Gravity Forms 10K+ · 5.0★ (39) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1387) wp.org #10 ↓2 7 too low 4 Gravity Forms – Edit Entries 2K+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #4 ↑3 5 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too low 6 Live Summary for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (18) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #16 ↓3 9 too low 8 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1668) wp.org #13 ↑4 5 too low 9 Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder 600K+ · 4.9★ (4514) wp.org #22 13 too low 10 Download Monitor 80K+ · 4.5★ (525) wp.org #18 ↑3 8 too low 11 Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin 100K+ · 4.8★ (167) wp.org #19 ↑4 8 too low 12 B BSK PDF Manager 7K+ · 4.5★ (46) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Signature Add-On for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #7 ↓1 6 too high 14 Tablesome Table – Contact Form DB – WPForms, CF7, Gravity, Forminator, Fluent 7K+ · 4.8★ (89) wp.org #11 ↑3 3 too high 15 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 E2Pdf – Export Pdf Tool for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (59) wp.org #15 ↓3 1 too high 17 PDF for Gravity Forms + Drag And Drop Template Builder 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 15 too high 18 WPSyncSheets For Gravity Forms – Connect Gravity Forms to Google Sheets 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↑3 12 too high 19 HIPAA Forms 800+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #14 ↑2 5 too high 20 GravityWP – CSS Selector 4K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Attachment Download On Gravity Form Submission 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 PDF Invoices for Gravity Forms 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 11 too high 24 Integration for Szamlazz.hu & Gravity Forms 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 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.