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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “scf forms”

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 “scf forms”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Airy Frontend Forms shows at wp.org #2 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 50+ 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

Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More places #6 on merit, 5.0★ from 57 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 Secure Custom Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (69) wp.org #1 2 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #5 ↑1 3 too low 3 SchedulePress – Auto Post & Publish, Auto Social Share, Schedule Posts with Editorial Calendar & Missed Schedule Post Publisher 10K+ · 4.6★ (201) wp.org #14 11 too low 4 CSV Importer Plus for ACF 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #4 5 Dynamic Tags for Elementor 700+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Meta Field Block – Display Custom Fields for ACF, Meta Box and More 10K+ · 5.0★ (57) wp.org #23 17 too low 7 Schema Package – Structured Data & Rich Snippets Tool for SEO 200+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #16 ↓1 9 too low 8 A Airy Frontend Forms 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 Form Enhancer for Fluent Forms 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10 Fields ACF & SCF for Elementor and Divi 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 WP All Export – Export Add-On for ACF 20K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Simple Contact Form – Accessible & Anti-Spam 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 WP Connectr: Power Automate integration 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 WiraKit For Elementor – Powerful Elementor Widgets And Theme Builder 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 DiviOps Agent 1K+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 FrontElf Fields Bridge for Contact Form 7 — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Captain Widgets Kit for Elementor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 Antwork Field Editor: Quick Edit, Bulk Edit & Admin Columns for ACF & SCF — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 M MksDdn Collection for Postman 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Advanced Members for ACF 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too high 21 M MksDdn Migrate Content 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 PressUndo Repeater for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 OXP Events Calendar — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 OZY Custom Fields — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.