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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “fr 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 “fr map”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 5 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

FR Map shows at wp.org #5 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 30+ 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

WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) places #8 on merit, 4.5★ from 156 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 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 #2 3 Flexible Map 7K+ · 4.8★ (66) wp.org #3 4 Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 100K+ · 4.8★ (132) wp.org #4 5 iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more 200K+ · 4.7★ (397) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 FAZ Cookie Manager 3K+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Advanced Views – Display Framework – Gutenberg/Elementor/Shortcode 3K+ · 4.8★ (36) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) 20K+ · 4.5★ (156) wp.org #17 ↓1 9 too low 9 WCMultiShipping — Mondial Relay, Inpost & Chronopost for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.9★ (33) wp.org #9 ↓2 10 Button visually impaired 10K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 Contact Form to Any API 8K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Affiliate Super Assistent 1K+ · 4.6★ (36) wp.org #18 5 too low 14 Rencontre – Dating Site 200+ · 3.8★ (49) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too high 15 Boxtal – Shipping solution 9K+ · 4.0★ (46) wp.org #14 ↓2 1 too high 16 Quick Maps – Google Maps Without API Key 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↓1 9 too high 17 FR Map 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 12 too high 18 La Poste Pro Expéditions WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too high 19 OpenAgenda 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 CookieBoxs – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent & Google Consent Mode v2 200+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 CDI – Collect and Deliver Interface for Woocommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 22 Crumb 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Local Business Schema Widget 20+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Sendcloud | Shipping & Dynamic Checkout Automation for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) 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.