wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “proposal builder”
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 “proposal builder”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20.
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
Smart Forms & Calculators By Embed Sheets shows at wp.org #11 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 100+ 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
Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps places #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 70 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807)
wp.org #1 2 
Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667)
wp.org #2 ↑1 3 
Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140)
wp.org #3 ↓1 4 
Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI 90K+ · 4.9★ (375)
wp.org #4 5 
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423)
wp.org #6 1 too low 6 
Jetpack CRM – Clients, Leads, Invoices, Billing, Email Marketing, & Automation 30K+ · 4.3★ (152)
wp.org #5 1 too high 7 
weForms – Easy Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress 10K+ · 4.5★ (111)
wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 
NP Quote Request for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.6★ (87)
wp.org #7 1 too high 9 
Media File Renamer: Rename Images & Files for SEO (AI-Powered) 40K+ · 4.6★ (447)
wp.org #13 4 too low 10 
Password Protected 300K+ · 4.4★ (142)
wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70)
wp.org #21 ↓1 10 too low 12 
Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat ⚡️ 6K+ · 4.4★ (38)
wp.org #19 ↓1 7 too low 13 
WebinarIgnition – AI & MCP Webinar Builder on Your WordPress: Live, Automated & Evergreen, WooCommerce Upsells Inside 60+ · 4.5★ (51)
wp.org #24 ↓3 11 too low 14 
Accessibility by AllAccessible 2K+ · 5.0★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #23 9 too low 15 
Domain For Sale – Landing Page Per Domain, Domain Mapping, Offers & Listings 200+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓2 16 
DoubleScale CRM | All-in-One CRM – Sales, Multi-Channel Marketing, Newsletter, Booking, Helpdesk, Automation, MCP & More 80+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too low 17 
LLMs.txt Curator 100+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓3 1 too low 18 
Rixden Quote Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↓1 8 too high 19 
Omise Payments 2K+ · 4.6★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 
Cloodo WP Workplace – CRM & Project Management for Services Business 100+ · 3.7★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #22 2 too low 21 
HTML Page Publisher 500+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↓2 5 too high 22 
Webwall Proposal Builder — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↓1 10 too high 23 Smart Forms & Calculators By Embed Sheets 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↓1 12 too high 24 
AI Proposal Builder — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓2 10 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.