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

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 polls”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Polls CP shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.6★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 1282 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 wp.org
1 WP-Polls 40K+ · 4.2★ (136) 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 YOP Poll 10K+ · 4.4★ (452) wp.org #4 5 Hustle – Email Marketing, Lead Generation, Optins, Popups 80K+ · 4.4★ (859) wp.org #5 6 Poll Maker by AYS – Versus Polls, Anonymous Polls, Image Polls 6K+ · 4.4★ (91) wp.org #6 7 Quiz Maker, Poll Maker & Survey Maker by Opinion Stage 6K+ · 4.4★ (277) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Democracy Poll 6K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 UserFeedback – Create Interactive Feedback Form, User Surveys, and Polls in Seconds 200K+ · 4.8★ (309) wp.org #12 3 too low 10 TS Poll – Survey, Versus Poll, Image Poll, Video Poll 3K+ · 4.7★ (235) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker 40K+ · 4.7★ (1282) wp.org #18 ↑2 7 too low 12 MailPoet – Newsletters, Email Marketing, and Automation 500K+ · 4.4★ (1435) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 Broken Link Checker 500K+ · 3.8★ (605) wp.org #13 ↑2 14 Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #21 ↓2 7 too low 15 ePoll – Contest Poll Survey & Voting 1K+ · 3.9★ (24) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Popup Builder & Popup Maker for WordPress – OptinMonster Email Marketing and Lead Generation 1M+ · 4.3★ (821) wp.org #23 ↑1 7 too low 17 TotalPoll for Polls and Contests 1K+ · 4.3★ (45) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Crowdsignal Dashboard – Polls, Surveys & more 200K+ · 2.7★ (34) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 SurveyX Builder – Survey, Poll, Quiz & Feedback Form 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↑2 4 too high 20 Onyx Poll 60+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 too low 21 CBX Poll 50+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22 Polls CP 400+ · 2.6★ (5) wp.org #11 11 too high 23 topicPolls Pro for bbPress 200+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too high 24 OpinionCamp – Poll Block 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑3 5 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.