wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress feedback 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 feedback plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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.
Ranked above its merit
Plugin Check (PCP) shows at wp.org #14 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 36 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323)
wp.org #1 ↑1 2 
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144)
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 
WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ · 4.8★ (2470)
wp.org #7 ↑1 3 too low 5 
Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303)
wp.org #5 ↑1 6 
Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (397)
wp.org #6 ↑3 7 
GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708)
wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 
Download Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (27)
wp.org #4 ↑1 4 too high 9 
AWP Classifieds 3K+ · 4.6★ (301)
wp.org #9 ↑4 10 
WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress 100K+ · 4.7★ (184)
wp.org #10 ↑5 11 
LearnPress – WordPress LMS Plugin for Create and Sell Online Courses 70K+ · 4.3★ (597)
wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 
Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186)
wp.org #11 ↑6 1 too high 13 
WPCode – Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets – WordPress Code Manager 3M+ · 4.9★ (1916)
wp.org #13 ↓1 14 
AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874)
wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too low 15 
Ivory Search – WordPress Search Plugin 90K+ · 4.9★ (1562)
wp.org #20 ↓10 5 too low 16 
UserFeedback – Create Interactive Feedback Form, User Surveys, and Polls in Seconds 200K+ · 4.8★ (309)
wp.org #18 ↑3 2 too low 17 
MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall 100K+ · 4.4★ (559)
wp.org #19 2 too low 18 
Patchstack – WordPress & Plugins Security 100K+ · 4.8★ (62)
wp.org #15 ↑4 3 too high 19 
Sitemap by BestWebSoft – WordPress XML Site Map Page Generator Plugin 20K+ · 4.3★ (115)
wp.org #16 ↑4 3 too high 20 
Five Star Restaurant Reservations – WordPress Booking Plugin 10K+ · 4.7★ (211)
wp.org #23 3 too low 21 
Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510)
wp.org #21 ↓7 22 
Rate My Post – Star Rating Plugin by FeedbackWP 20K+ · 4.7★ (159)
wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Plugin Check (PCP) 10K+ · 4.5★ (36)
wp.org #14 ↑2 9 too high 24 
Feedback Button – Jotform 600+ · 4.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↑1 2 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.