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

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 “geolocate”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Relais Colis Officiel shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 90+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization places #7 on merit, 4.3★ from 311 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Travelers' Map 1K+ · 5.0★ (46) wp.org #1 2 Notification for Telegram 4K+ · 4.9★ (71) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 R Restrict Products by Country & Country Catalogs for WooCommerce 200+ · 4.7★ (15) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 eaSYNC Booking – Hotels, Restaurants & Car Rentals 100+ · 4.1★ (17) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization 80K+ · 4.3★ (311) wp.org #21 ↓1 14 too low 8 LocateAndFilter 200+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 Church Admin 900+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #22 13 too low 10 Auto Alt Text 4K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓1 9 too low 11 Shipping Zones by Drawing for WooCommerce 500+ · 4.1★ (24) wp.org #18 ↓2 7 too low 12 Logic Hop – Dynamic Content Personalization for WordPress 70+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #24 ↓1 12 too low 13 Cardinity Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 200+ · 3.8★ (10) wp.org #20 ↓1 7 too low 14 MSRP (RRP) Pricing for WooCommerce 300+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #23 ↓2 9 too low 15 Geolocate Comments — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 7 too high 16 Product Visibility by Country for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 JEO Maps 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↑1 7 too high 18 Modeway Shipping Delivery Estimator — Estimated WooCommerce Delivery Dates — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 7 too high 19 WindCodex GeoBlock – WooCommerce Country Restriction & Geo Blocking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 7 too high 20 MyTsys Animated Location Map — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 GeoShield – Country Restrictions Lite for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22 SimpleStats – Friendly Private Website Analytics — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 ASIN Smart Links — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 7 too high 24 Relais Colis Officiel 90+ · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑1 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.