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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wpforms styler”

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 “wpforms styler”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

aThemes Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Sliders, Galleries & Form Styler shows at wp.org #5 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 7K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 243 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Utimate Kit ( Styler ) for WPForms 20K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #1 2 Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 700K+ · 4.8★ (798) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2526) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Formidable Forms – WordPress Form Builder for Contact Forms, Calculators, Quizzes & More 300K+ · 4.8★ (1383) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 The Plus Addons for Elementor – Mega Menu, Header Footer, Post Grid, AI Widgets & Templates 100K+ · 4.6★ (387) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Views for WPForms – Display & Edit WPForms Entries on your site frontend 1K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 PowerPack Addons for Elementor (Free Widgets, Extensions and Templates) 70K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder 7K+ · 5.0★ (243) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 10K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too low 11 aThemes Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Sliders, Galleries & Form Styler 7K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 Squad Modules Lite – Free Divi 5 & Divi 4 Modules for Divi Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 Responsive Addons for Elementor – Free Elementor Addons, Kits and Elementor Templates 3K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14 Squad Form Styler – Contact Form 7, Gravity Forms, WPForms, and Fluent Forms 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Studio Modules for Divi | Divi Studio Lite — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 Xpro Addons For Beaver Builder – Lite 700+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 Lead Generation Form – Contact Form & Form Builder, Survey & Inquiry Forms 600+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Reboot Addons — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 Tiger Elements Forms – Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Flavors Engine – MCP Server for Claude & ChatGPT, plus 151 Elementor Widgets & Theme Builder — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Contactum Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder For WordPress — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 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.