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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “api bing map”

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 “api bing map”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 6 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

Easy Map – Store Locator, OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Mapbox shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 397 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Tuskcode Map Pro for Bing Maps 600+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Ultimate Maps by Supsystic – OpenStreetMap, Leaflet & Mapbox, No API Key 10K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #5 ↑2 6 Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) 9K+ · 4.6★ (244) wp.org #6 7 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 CrawlWP SEO – Complete WordPress SEO Plugin with AI, Indexing & Search Performance 30K+ · 4.7★ (62) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – RexFeed – Sell on 200+ Shopping Channels 10K+ · 4.8★ (256) wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too low 10 iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more 200K+ · 4.7★ (397) wp.org #20 ↑3 10 too low 11 Link Whisper Free 30K+ · 4.2★ (150) wp.org #14 ↑6 3 too low 12 Matomo Analytics – Powerful, Privacy-First Insights for WordPress 100K+ · 4.6★ (178) wp.org #11 ↑1 1 too high 13 If-So Dynamic Content – Elementor & All Page Builders Personalization 7K+ · 4.7★ (92) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 TrueAna – True Analytics Dashboard 1K+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #19 ↑2 5 too low 15 LocateAndFilter 200+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #12 ↑2 3 too high 16 Generate Images (AI) – Magic Post Thumbnail 5K+ · 4.3★ (25) wp.org #13 ↑2 3 too high 17 DELUCKS SEO 300+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #21 ↑3 4 too low 18 Supreme Maps 2K+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too high 19 LLMagnet – AI Visibility & AI SEO for Claude, ChatGPT & More 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 3 too low 20 Easy Map – Store Locator, OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Mapbox 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑1 11 too high 21 Geo2 Maps Add-on for NextGEN Gallery 70+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 IMPress for IDX Broker 7K+ · 3.1★ (34) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 LitCommerce: Product Feed Tool For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↑4 8 too high 24 MIPL Stockist/Store Locator 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↑4 6 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.