wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “responsive poll”

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 “responsive poll”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 3 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

OpinionCamp – Poll Block shows at wp.org #10 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 13 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

Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 375 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Poll Maker by AYS – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls 6K+ · 4.4★ (91) wp.org #1 2

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #3 1 too low 3

TS Poll – Survey, Versus Poll, Image Poll, Video Poll 3K+ · 4.7★ (235) not PHP-current wp.org #2 1 too high 4

Quiz Maker, Poll Maker & Survey Maker by Opinion Stage 6K+ · 4.4★ (277) wp.org #4 ↑1 5

Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker 40K+ · 4.7★ (1282) wp.org #7 2 too low 6

MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435) heavy footprint wp.org #6 ↓2 7

Quiz Maker by AYS 20K+ · 4.9★ (601) wp.org #12 ↑6 5 too low 8

Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #14 6 too low 9

Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (807) wp.org #13 ↓2 4 too low 10

ePoll – Contest Poll Survey & Voting 1K+ · 3.9★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #5 ↑1 5 too high 11

Everest Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form, Quiz, Survey & Custom Form Builder with AI 90K+ · 4.9★ (375) heavy footprint wp.org #18 ↓1 7 too low 12

SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102) wp.org #16 ↓3 4 too low 13

Photo Gallery by Ays – Responsive Image Gallery 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14

Asgaros Forum 10K+ · 4.7★ (210) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too low 15

Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ · 4.6★ (82) wp.org #21 ↑1 6 too low 16

Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ · 4.3★ (62) wp.org #24 8 too low 17

TotalPoll for Polls and Contests 1K+ · 4.3★ (45) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #15 2 too high 18

Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #23 ↓3 5 too low 19

Disqus Comment System 30K+ · 2.7★ (219) wp.org #19 20

SurveyX Builder – Survey, Poll, Quiz & Feedback Form 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #8 12 too high 21

Pollify – Feedback Polls, Anonymous Polls, Up/down Voting, NPS Surveys, Export data 60+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #9 12 too high 22

Image Picker For Gravity Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↑1 23

OpinionCamp – Poll Block 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #10 13 too high 24

wpDataTables integration for Forminator Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #20 ↑1 4 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.