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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “clickable maps”

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 maps”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 200+ 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 #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 1680 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Make Column Clickable for Elementor 100K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #1 2 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention 20K+ · 4.9★ (114) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 MapSVG – Vector maps, Image maps, Google Maps 1K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too high 7 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #11 ↑2 3 too low 9 Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map 10K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #10 ↓3 1 too low 10 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #18 ↓2 8 too low 11 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #17 ↓2 6 too low 12 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Interactive Image Map Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #15 ↓3 2 too low 14 Interactive US Map – Create Clickable & Customizable U.S. Maps 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 ↓2 7 too high 15 Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #12 ↓3 3 too high 16 Interactive World Map 900+ · 3.5★ (17) wp.org #14 ↓3 2 too high 17 Interactive Globes – 3D World Maps 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 ↓2 1 too high 18 Interactive Divisional Maps Bangladesh 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓3 5 too high 19 DesignSetGo 8K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓3 3 too low 20 MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓1 11 too high 21 Interactive UK Map 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Click Counter and Heat Maps (Free) 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓3 2 too low 23 All In One Image Viewer – Zoom, Magnify, Maps & Rotation 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too high 24 Interactive Australia Map 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓3 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.