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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “customisable 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 “customisable map”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Rusnet Interactive Map for Yandex Maps shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ 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.

Buried gem

Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 150 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #1 2 Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #2 3 Waymark 900+ · 5.0★ (54) wp.org #3 4 Property Hive 3K+ · 4.9★ (96) wp.org #4 5 MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 WP Travel Engine – Tour Booking Plugin – Tour Operator Software 20K+ · 4.9★ (594) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Easy Property Listings 5K+ · 4.7★ (112) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Church Admin 900+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation 2K+ · 4.8★ (150) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 NEX-Forms – Ultimate Forms Plugin for WordPress 5K+ · 4.1★ (135) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Seers AI | Cookie Consent Banner – GDPR & CCPA Compliant Consent Management Platform 1K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Generate Images (AI) – Magic Post Thumbnail 5K+ · 4.3★ (25) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 C Contact Form 7 extension for Google Map fields 500+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #21 8 too low 14 Essential Classy Addons for Elementor – 150+ Widgets, Templates & Performance Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 ConvertNow Analytics: Website Stats, Visitor Statistics, AI Traffic and Bot Filtering 70+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 Map Field for Contact Form 7 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 7 too high 17 Store Locator Widget 300+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 Rusnet Interactive Map for Yandex Maps 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 ComboBlocks — Block Library & Page Builder 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Date Picker for Gravity Forms 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 AP Family Trees 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 GetSiteCalendar Lite 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 I imnrz Staff Directory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 HEXAM — Quiz & Exam Builder 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 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.