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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bg 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 “bg map”, we and wp.org disagree 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

BG Couriers for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #1 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 70+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #3 2 too low 2 Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91) wp.org #2 3 Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 FAZ Cookie Manager 3K+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 BG Couriers for WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #1 7 too high 9 Events Search & Filter Bar for The Events Calendar 3K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress – Copy Button, Copy Text & Copy Code 10K+ · 4.5★ (36) wp.org #17 7 too low 11 Easy Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache & Core Web Vitals (Unused CSS, Delay JS, Lazy Load) 1K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Avalon23 Products Filter for WooCommerce 10+ · 4.6★ (7) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 Restaurant & Cafe Addon for Elementor 1K+ · 4.8★ (6) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 BulCommerce 20+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Speedy And Econt Shipping 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 Photerra Nearby – Local Attractions & Travel Map Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 PMT PostGrid for block editor with elementor support 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 3 too high 18 VK Block Patterns 100K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Calucon Third-Party Embed Gate 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 Bizzmags Sync for Trendyol and WC 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 CookieFlame — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 23 Topper Pack 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Breezy 10+ · 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.