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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “geodata”

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 “geodata”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

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Ranked above its merit

MyGeoPosition.com Geotagging: Geotags / GeoMetatags / GeoFeedtags / GeoMicrodata / Maps shows at wp.org #18 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Blogger Importer places #6 on merit, 3.1★ from 57 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Geo Mashup 1K+ · 4.7★ (33) wp.org #2 ↑2 1 too low 2 Out of the Block: OpenStreetMap 800+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #1 ↑1 1 too high 3 Geo Controller – Geolocation & Geotargeting 1K+ · 4.4★ (31) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Simple Location 300+ · 4.6★ (8) wp.org #4 ↓3 5 Geolocation 300+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Blogger Importer 50K+ · 3.1★ (57) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Nigeria GeoData — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Geo2 Maps Add-on for NextGEN Gallery 70+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 K Keyring Social Importers 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 A Axismundi Geodata — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Geo Controller GPS extension 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 4 too high 12 J JVM Simple Map — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 WebWerk Service Quote — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 A Axismundi Map — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Pinpoint Customer Map for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Images with GPS on GoogleMaps 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 infoSNIPER 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Phototools: geo2wp — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 CartoPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 F Feed GeoMashup 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Diasposter 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 G Geotagmapper 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 W WP-Brightkite — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 M MyGeoPosition.com Geotagging: Geotags / GeoMetatags / GeoFeedtags / GeoMicrodata / Maps 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #18 6 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.