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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress calculator plugin”

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

EMI Calculator shows at wp.org #9 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 600+ 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

Stylish Cost Calculator – Quote Generator, Lead Gen & Price Estimator places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 175 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 Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #1 2 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2143) wp.org #2 3 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #3 4 Cost Calculator Builder 20K+ · 4.5★ (393) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Formidable Forms – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Payment, Calculator Form & Custom Form Builder 300K+ · 4.8★ (1388) wp.org #18 ↓3 12 too low 7 Responsive Mortgage Calculator 7K+ · 4.4★ (21) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 Mortgage Calculator 4K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Stylish Cost Calculator – Quote Generator, Lead Gen & Price Estimator 1K+ · 4.8★ (175) wp.org #23 ↓2 14 too low 10 Loan Calculator WP 2K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too low 11 Calculator Builder – Create an Online Calculator 1K+ · 4.7★ (18) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too low 12 Campos Checkout Brasileiro para WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (45) wp.org #17 ↑1 5 too low 13 Mortgage Calculator 1K+ · 3.9★ (13) wp.org #13 ↓4 14 Simple Mortgage Calculator 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 WP Calorie Calculator 900+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #21 ↓2 6 too low 16 Cost Calculator for Contact Form 7 – Price Calculator Free 5K+ · 3.8★ (15) wp.org #12 ↓2 4 too high 17 Flexible Quantity & Price Calculator for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 BMI Adult & Kid Calculator 700+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑2 8 too high 19 Financial Calculator 400+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #22 ↑1 3 too low 20 Loan Calculator 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 EMI Calculator 600+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 12 too high 22 Cost Calculator for Elementor 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too high 23 Ovulation Calculator 200+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 NACC WordPress Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 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.