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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “worksheets”

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 “worksheets”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Document Embedder Addons for Elementor – Embed Documents in Elementor Websites shows at wp.org #4 but places #9 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Easy Form Builder by WhiteStudio – Drag & Drop Form Builder places #6 on merit, 5.0★ from 70 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 GSheetConnector – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save CF7 Entries to Database 40K+ · 4.4★ (129) wp.org #1 2 PDF Embedder – PDF Viewer & Embed PDF Files for WordPress 300K+ · 4.7★ (529) wp.org #2 3 Form Vibes – Save Contact Form 7 & Elementor Form Entries to Database 10K+ · 4.9★ (132) wp.org #3 4 Document Embedder – let visitors read files without downloading 9K+ · 4.9★ (120) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Document Viewer – let visitors view files right in the browser 2K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Easy Form Builder by WhiteStudio – Drag & Drop Form Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 WPGSI: Spreadsheet Integration 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Creator LMS – WordPress LMS Plugin for Coaches, Cohorts & Course Creators 100+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Document Embedder Addons for Elementor – Embed Documents in Elementor Websites 6K+ · 3.7★ (7) wp.org #4 5 too high 10 Email Gated Downloads 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 My Newsletter 10+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 7 too low 12 WDOnline Print All for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Contact Form Migrator from Gravity Forms to Formidable 300+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 AFB – Auto Form Builder: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Multi-Step Forms, Conditional Logic & AI 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 AllCoach – Coaching Management & Scheduling 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 FloristPress for Woo – Customize your eCommerce store for your Florist 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 4 too high 17 1 Click Form Sync for Elementor Forms, WPForms and Google Sheets — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 WattPencil Appliance Running Cost — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 F FormSync – Google Sheets Connector for Contact Form 7 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Workbook Connector for Microsoft 365 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Spreadsheet Calculator for WooCommerce – YourPlugins.com — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 4 too high 22 UserFerry – Export & Import Users 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Pracvio Practice Block — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 Embed Spreadsheet Viewer 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.