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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “filterable 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 “filterable map”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 4 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

Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery shows at wp.org #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

404 to 301 – Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 321 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 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #3 4 W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Addon Elements for Elementor (formerly Elementor Addon Elements) 80K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #10 ↑3 3 too low 8 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 HUSKY – Products Filter for WooCommerce Professional. MCP is onboard 80K+ · 4.6★ (337) wp.org #9 ↑1 10 404 to 301 – Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring 100K+ · 4.7★ (321) wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 Dynific Addons for Elementor (formerly Anywhere Elementor) 70K+ · 4.8★ (104) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 LocateAndFilter 200+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 Skyboot Custom Icons for Elementor – Elementor Icons library – 14300+ Icons 200K+ · 5.0★ (22) wp.org #12 ↓3 1 too high 14 Blog Filter – Post Grid Filter by Category or Tag 7K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #18 3 too low 16 Divi Torque Lite 50K+ · 4.7★ (116) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Video Gallery Block – showcase your videos in a filterable gallery 1K+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 Revopic – Photo Reviews for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (77) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Tablesome Table – Contact Form DB – WPForms, CF7, Gravity, Forminator, Fluent 7K+ · 4.8★ (89) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Vieww Events Calendar – Recurring Events, Event Map & Calendar 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too high 22 GeoVerse Maps – Google Maps Block for WordPress 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Image Hotspots by Pleaseup – Interactive Image Map & Tooltips 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Elfi Masonry – Filterable Portfolio & Masonry Gallery Addon for Elementor 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 11 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.