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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “geocode switch”

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 “geocode switch”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Global Weather Pro: Weather Widget for WP shows at wp.org #16 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 6 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #1 2 Basic Google Maps Placemarks 2K+ · 4.4★ (51) wp.org #2 3 E-cab Taxi Booking Manager for Woocommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 12 Step Meeting List 900+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #12 8 too low 5 bBlocks – Essential Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns Collection 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Phone Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #17 ↓1 11 too low 7 Geolocation 300+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 T Tailored Tools 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Church Admin 900+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 WebCalendar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑2 4 too high 11 FoodOrd – Online Food Ordering & Table Reservation System 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↓1 11 too low 12 GIG Logistics Delivery 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too high 13 RouteMile for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Shipper360 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Driveline Core — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 Aivec AI Search Schema — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Mapped Places by Théodore Riant — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Cliq Store Locator — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Bawbab Interactive Maps — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 SEOBetter – AI SEO, GEO & LLM Citations: Generative Engine Optimization, AEO, AI Article Writer, Schema & llms.txt — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Nearspot Store Finder for OpenStreetMap — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 Global Weather Pro: Weather Widget for WP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 RP 4U (Maps & Route Planner) 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Freeze Shipping Alert and Global Hardiness Zones and Frost Data — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.