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

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 “geotargeting”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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 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

If-So Conditional Content for Elementor shows at wp.org #7 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ · 4.9★ (2433) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 Geo Controller – Geolocation & Geotargeting 1K+ · 4.4★ (31) wp.org #1 ↑5 1 too high 3 Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups. 200K+ · 4.7★ (2215) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Cookiebot – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode 100K+ · 4.4★ (440) wp.org #4 5 If-So Dynamic Content – Elementor & All Page Builders Personalization 7K+ · 4.7★ (92) wp.org #6 ↓3 1 too low 6 Quick Adsense 20K+ · 3.9★ (74) wp.org #5 ↓3 1 too high 7 NitroPack – Performance, Page Speed & Cache Plugin for Core Web Vitals, CDN & Image Optimization 90K+ · 4.3★ (311) wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too low 8 AdPlugg WordPress Ad Plugin 400+ · 4.4★ (36) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9 Popup Box – Easily Create WordPress Popups 6K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 B belingoGeo 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #13 ↓2 3 too low 11 If-So Geolocation 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too high 12 WT GeoTargeting 1K+ · 4.6★ (20) wp.org #23 ↓4 11 too low 13 INDIGITALL – Instant Chat, Web Push Notifications 90+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 Ad Commander – Ad Manager for Banners, AdSense, Ad Networks 200+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↓2 15 If-So Conditional Content for Elementor 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↓2 8 too high 16 SmartLink Dynamic URLs 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓2 1 too high 17 DevDome Redirect Manager: Link Rotator, Geo Redirect & 302 Redirect 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑4 5 too high 18 DocoDoco GeoTargeting 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too high 19 Geo-Target Dragon Radar 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 3 too low 20 WP Smart Content 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓2 4 too low 21 Doozly Affiliate Box for Amazon 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑5 2 too high 22 LinkGenius – Affiliate Link Manager and Link Shortener 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too high 23 Saygona Multiregions — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 WP URLs Shortener + Social icons [Official] 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓2 7 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.