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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “easy 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 “easy map”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 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

Easy Map – Store Locator, OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Mapbox shows at wp.org #7 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 50+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Easy Accordion – AI-Powered FAQ & Accordion Blocks, Product FAQ places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 358 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Easy Google Maps by Supsystic – Custom Markers, Clustering & Map Themes 20K+ · 4.6★ (251) wp.org #1 2 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #2 ↑2 3 WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3055) wp.org #4 ↓2 1 too low 4 Easy Table of Contents 600K+ · 4.4★ (221) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Firelight Lightbox 200K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Easy Updates Manager 300K+ · 4.8★ (726) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 Events Made Easy 1K+ · 4.6★ (111) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #12 ↑3 4 too low 9 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Easy Accordion – AI-Powered FAQ & Accordion Blocks, Product FAQ 70K+ · 4.9★ (358) wp.org #16 ↑2 6 too low 11 Maps Widget for Google Maps 20K+ · 4.6★ (512) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #13 ↑2 1 too low 13 Easy Property Listings 5K+ · 4.7★ (112) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map 10K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 too low 15 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #21 ↑3 6 too low 16 Business Directory Plugin – Easy Listing & Member Directories for WordPress 10K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #24 8 too low 17 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too high 18 Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation 3K+ · 4.9★ (22) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention 20K+ · 4.9★ (114) wp.org #22 ↓6 3 too low 20 Interactive Image Map Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 Easy Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache & Core Web Vitals (Unused CSS, Delay JS, Lazy Load) 1K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #18 ↑4 3 too high 22 Easy Map – Store Locator, OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Mapbox 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↑3 15 too high 23 Interactive World Map 900+ · 3.5★ (17) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 M Map Block 6K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↓2 15 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.