wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress vtiger”
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 vtiger”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 15.
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
Import Users & Customers with Meta | WP Ultimate CSV Importer Add-on shows at wp.org #8 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps places #2 on merit, 4.8★ from 91 reviews, but shows at wp.org #7. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Vtiger CRM Integration for WordPress 200+ · 3.4★ (12) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #1 2 Advanced Form Integration — Connect Forms to 300+ Apps 9K+ · 4.8★ (91)
wp.org #7 5 too low 3 
Lead Form Data Collection to CRM 400+ · 4.0★ (46) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
FormsCRM – Connect Forms to CRM directly 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #2 2 too high 5 
Zoho Integration for WordPress 200+ · 2.9★ (9) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #3 2 too high 6 
Zendesk Chat 10K+ · 4.0★ (27) closure risk
wp.org #12 6 too low 7 
Google SEO Pressor for Rich snippets 300+ · 3.8★ (11) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #11 4 too low 8 
Forms Bridge – Infinite integrations 100+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #6 2 too high 9 
Vtiger Webform to Gravity Forms Converter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement
wp.org #5 4 too high 10 
Salesforce Integration for WordPress 30+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #9 1 too high 11 
Freshsales Integration for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #10 1 too high 12 
CRM Connector Plus — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Import Users & Customers with Meta | WP Ultimate CSV Importer Add-on 5K+ · 3.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #8 5 too high 14 
XLSJuice — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #14 15 A AZEXO Advertising Analytics 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews
wp.org #15 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.