wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “quiz maker”

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

Quizably – Quiz Maker, Personality Quiz & Survey Builder shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 200+ 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 Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups places #11 on merit, 4.6★ from 82 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Quiz Maker by AYS 20K+ · 4.9★ (601) wp.org #1 2

Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker 40K+ · 4.7★ (1282) wp.org #2 3

HD Quiz 6K+ · 4.9★ (145) wp.org #3 4

Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1388) wp.org #6 ↑15 2 too low 5

Quiz Maker, Poll Maker & Survey Maker by Opinion Stage 6K+ · 4.4★ (277) wp.org #4 1 too high 6

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3220) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too low 7

Quiz Cat – WordPress Quiz Plugin 4K+ · 4.7★ (35) wp.org #5 2 too high 8

Survey Maker by AYS 5K+ · 4.8★ (79) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9

Poll Maker by AYS – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls 6K+ · 4.4★ (91) wp.org #11 ↓4 2 too low 10

MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #12 ↓3 2 too low 11

Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ · 4.6★ (82) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too low 12

Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too low 13

Uncanny Automator – AI + Automation for WordPress | AI Agent, AI Page Builder, Free AI Usage Included 40K+ · 4.9★ (157) not PHP-current wp.org #21 ↓1 8 too low 14

Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ · 4.3★ (62) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15

Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16

Zoho Flow – No-Code Workflow Automation 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↑2 1 too high 17

PressPrimer Quiz – AI Quiz Maker, Exam Builder & LMS Assessment Plugin 200+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↑2 9 too high 18

Riddle Quiz Maker – easily add quizzes with unlimited lead generation to your site 200+ · 4.6★ (9) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓3 2 too high 19

Acadlix LMS – AI Quiz Maker, Online Exam & Course Plugin for WordPress 40+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20

Quizably – Quiz Maker, Personality Quiz & Survey Builder 200+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↑2 11 too high 21

involve.me – Create Surveys, Quizzes, Calculators & Forms as Embedded Widgets or Pop-ups 400+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓2 3 too high 22

Quiz Builder by WiVi – Online Exam & Quiz Maker 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↑2 23

MyQuizGPT – Quiz Maker — · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 24

QuizFlow – AI-Powered Quiz Maker 10+ · 2.0★ (1) thin reviews 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.