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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “clickable image 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 “clickable image map”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

All In One Image Viewer – Zoom, Magnify, Maps & Rotation shows at wp.org #5 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 1680 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #1 2 Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention 20K+ · 4.9★ (114) wp.org #2 3 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Interactive Image Map Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too low 6 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too low 7 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #11 ↓2 4 too low 8 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 MapSVG – Vector maps, Image maps, Google Maps 1K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map 10K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too low 12 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #16 ↑3 4 too low 13 Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #7 ↑1 6 too high 14 Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #24 ↓2 10 too low 15 Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN – Sirv 1K+ · 4.9★ (265) wp.org #20 ↓5 5 too low 16 Interactive US Map – Create Clickable & Customizable U.S. Maps 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 ↓1 8 too high 17 StatCounter – Real Time Visitor Stats, Session Replay & Heatmaps 70K+ · 4.2★ (56) wp.org #23 ↓2 6 too low 18 All In One Image Viewer – Zoom, Magnify, Maps & Rotation 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 13 too high 19 PicPoints – Interactive Image Map & Hotspot Builder 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↑1 2 too high 20 DesignSetGo 8K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too high 21 Basic Interactive World Map 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↓4 22 Interactive US Map 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓2 23 Papatto Clickable Image Map 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑4 5 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.