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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “countries 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 “countries map”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Interactive World Map shows at wp.org #11 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 900+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 17 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 1072 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. 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 WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3055) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too low 3 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Flexible Map 7K+ · 4.8★ (66) wp.org #4 5 Easy Google Maps by Supsystic – Custom Markers, Clustering & Map Themes 20K+ · 4.6★ (251) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too low 7 Maps Widget for Google Maps 20K+ · 4.6★ (512) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too low 8 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #10 ↓2 1 too low 10 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1072) wp.org #21 ↓1 11 too low 11 Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #22 ↓1 11 too low 12 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 CodePeople Post Map for Google Maps 3K+ · 4.2★ (31) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #18 ↑5 4 too low 15 HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Kikote – Location Picker at Checkout & Google Address AutoFill Plugin for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (65) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 too low 17 Tuskcode Map Pro for Bing Maps 600+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 MapSVG – Vector maps, Image maps, Google Maps 1K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Interactive World Map 900+ · 3.5★ (17) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 exovia GDPR Google Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (11) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 Cities Shipping Zones for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.7★ (19) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Block for Apple Maps 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 Treweler Map Builder 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too high 24 MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.