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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “repeater fields”

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 “repeater fields”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Repeater Fields for Elementor Forms shows at wp.org #7 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 700+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor places #8 on merit, 4.7★ from 738 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #1 2 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #12 ↓7 8 too low 5 Conditional Fields for Contact Form 7 100K+ · 4.8★ (166) wp.org #6 ↑2 1 too low 6 Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #8 ↑7 2 too low 7 Secure Custom Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (69) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too low 8 User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ · 4.7★ (738) wp.org #20 12 too low 9 Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #18 ↑1 9 too low 10 Advanced Custom Fields: Font Awesome Field 90K+ · 4.9★ (36) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too low 11 Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More 10K+ · 5.0★ (57) wp.org #16 ↑2 5 too low 12 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ · 4.8★ (132) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK 10K+ · 4.7★ (97) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too low 14 Repeater Fields for WPForms 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 ↑1 9 too high 15 Repeater Fields for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #4 11 too high 16 Panda Pods Repeater Field 500+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Admin Columns for ACF Fields 8K+ · 4.9★ (20) wp.org #22 5 too low 18 Conditional Fields for Elementor Form – Apply Conditional Logic 10K+ · 4.7★ (32) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 Dynamic ACF Repeater for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 9 too high 20 Loop Grid Extender for Elementor – ACF Repeater & Smart Filters 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Addoncraft Repeater For Elementor ACF 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 Repeater Fields for Elementor Forms 700+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #7 ↑2 15 too high 23 Repeater for Contact Form 7 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 Advanced Gallery & Repeater Fields for ACF 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 13 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.