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

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 “questionnaire”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

SurveyX Builder – Survey, Poll, Quiz & Feedback Form shows at wp.org #6 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

ERP: Complete HR, Accounting & CRM Suite Built for WooCommerce places #11 on merit, 4.4★ from 149 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 TermsFeed AutoTerms: Privacy Policy Generator, Cookie Consent, GDPR, CCPA, Terms & Conditions, Disclaimers, Cookies Policy, EULA 70K+ · 4.7★ (246) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Survey Maker by AYS 5K+ · 4.8★ (79) wp.org #3 ↓2 4 Quiz Maker by AYS 20K+ · 4.9★ (601) wp.org #8 ↑2 4 too low 5 Chained Quiz 1K+ · 4.9★ (38) wp.org #4 ↑4 1 too high 6 Privacy Policy Generator, Terms & Conditions, GDPR, CCPA, Cookie Policy & Disclaimer Templates – WPLP Legal Pages 10K+ · 4.7★ (93) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder 30K+ · 4.5★ (778) wp.org #7 8 Watu Quiz 3K+ · 4.7★ (137) wp.org #9 ↓5 1 too low 9 NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress 5K+ · 4.1★ (135) wp.org #13 ↑2 4 too low 10 easy.jobs – AI powered Job Listing, Job Board, Career Page, Recruitment & Hiring Solution 4K+ · 4.7★ (26) wp.org #15 ↓2 5 too low 11 ERP: Complete HR, Accounting & CRM Suite Built for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.4★ (149) wp.org #23 ↓1 12 too low 12 TotalPoll for Polls and Contests 1K+ · 4.3★ (45) wp.org #14 ↑2 2 too low 13 TotalSurvey for Survey, Quiz and Form 500+ · 4.6★ (16) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 SurveyX Builder – Survey, Poll, Quiz & Feedback Form 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Porsline 300+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #12 ↑2 3 too high 16 Y Yes/No Chart 2K+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too high 17 Easy Form 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓1 5 too low 18 Forms with chart from VAB 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Hash Form – Drag & Drop Form Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 Questionnaire Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑2 2 too high 21 Smart Forms & Calculators By Embed Sheets 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑3 5 too high 22 Ravanix – Smart Psychological Assessment 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 NgSurvey – Powerful, feature rich self-hosted surveys 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 HD Quiz – Limit Attempts 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.