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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “flexible 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 “flexible map”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 2 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

Treweler Map Builder shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 80+ 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

Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 394 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Flexible Map 7K+ · 4.8★ (66) wp.org #1 2 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #2 3 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #3 4 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1071) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Firelight Lightbox 200K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ · 4.8★ (165) wp.org #10 2 too low 9 Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder 100K+ · 4.7★ (394) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 CodePeople Post Map for Google Maps 3K+ · 4.2★ (31) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #17 5 too low 13 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #13 14 Gutenverse – WordPress Blocks, Page Builder & Site Editor 20K+ · 4.9★ (190) wp.org #14 15 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 Flexible Cookies 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #4 13 too high 18 Spectra Blocks – AI Website Builder for the Block Editor 60K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Agile Store Locator 10K+ · 4.9★ (59) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 EventON – Events Calendar 6K+ · 4.1★ (44) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Repeaterly – ACF Repeater, Flexible Content & Dynamic Tags for Elementor 600+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 VenoMaps – OpenStreetMap & Privacy-Friendly Geo Maps 400+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 Treweler Map Builder 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 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.