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

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 “geotag”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 6 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.

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Ranked above its merit

MyGeoPosition.com Geotagging: Geotags / GeoMetatags / GeoFeedtags / GeoMicrodata / Maps shows at wp.org #12 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 11 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 #5 on merit, 3.1★ from 57 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 GEO my WP 3K+ · 4.6★ (139) wp.org #1 2 Kraken.io Image Optimizer – Compress, Convert to WebP & AVIF, Resize & Bulk Optimize 10K+ · 4.5★ (119) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 CodePeople Post Map for Google Maps 3K+ · 4.2★ (31) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Charitable – Donation & Fundraising Platform (Donation Forms, Recurring Donations & Fundraising Campaigns) 10K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #4 5 Blogger Importer 50K+ · 3.1★ (57) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too low 6 Bulk Export Import Images SEO Attributes 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Bloom for Publishers 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 G Geocode Switch 30+ · 4.7★ (3) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too low 9 A Axismundi Geodata — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓2 1 too high 10 A Axismundi Map — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too high 11 Novixa Addons for Elementor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑1 4 too high 12 Images with GPS on GoogleMaps 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13 M Multisite Directory 10+ · 3.3★ (4) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 AmbiProducts — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too low 15 C CIO Multimedia Comments 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too low 16 LH Places — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 Y yapb-geotag 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 S SedaMicro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 3 too low 19 Locationews — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 4 too low 20 WP Geoloc 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 T Twitchers 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 S Simplicy SEO 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 8 too high 23 M MyGeoPosition.com Geotagging: Geotags / GeoMetatags / GeoFeedtags / GeoMicrodata / Maps 100+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 11 too high 24 B Big Blog Map – Geotag your posts 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.