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

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

Cổng thanh toán Paykit shows at wp.org #16 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10+ 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

Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 303 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 WP phpMyAdmin 40K+ · 4.6★ (58) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Waymark 900+ · 5.0★ (54) wp.org #3 ↓2 4 Rublon Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) 400+ · 4.2★ (88) wp.org #4 5 Vietnam Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #5 6 Payment Plugins for Stripe WooCommerce 100K+ · 4.8★ (303) wp.org #14 8 too low 7 Search Console 2K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓1 12 too low 8 Dynamic Pricing & Discount Rules for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 ThueAPI – Tạo VietQR thanh toán tự động 20+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 ↓2 6 too low 10 Webris Maps — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 CereTax (Legacy) 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 5 too high 12 Documents from Git 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓1 8 too low 13 P PlainSpeak Accessible Geospatial Companion — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 Softtara Resident Management Portal — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 W Web Maps for WordPress 200+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too low 16 GlocalSaino Layer Map Viewer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 CereTax Native — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 Bawbab Interactive Maps — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too high 19 Category Maps — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 Wapu Auth – Social Login for WordPress and WooCommerce 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 EshopsWithIQ 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 HENO Tingee Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Kodefix Media Importer for Google Drive — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Cổng thanh toán Paykit 10+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.