Plugin Pulse Beta
← Rankings

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

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 “googlemap”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 of the top 20. 5 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

crouton shows at wp.org #13 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 300+ 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.

Buried gem

Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) places #3 on merit, 4.6★ from 244 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Smart Grid-Layout Design for Contact Form 7 10K+ · 4.5★ (72) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Personio Integration Light 200+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) 9K+ · 4.6★ (244) wp.org #12 9 too low 4 Arconix Shortcodes 3K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #11 7 too low 5 Exif Details 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #1 4 too high 6 ACF OpenStreetMap Field 10K+ · 4.6★ (24) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 T Tailored Tools 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 SimplyRETS Real Estate IDX 200+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 Qapla' Pickup Points 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Google Maps Photo Gallery 70+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #20 10 too low 11 Sentio Widgets for Elementor 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Location Finder – Store Locator & Resource Directory — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 FW Real Estate — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 Cliq Store Locator — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 Images with GPS on GoogleMaps 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 Portale Funebre Necrologi — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 WPGMAP 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 Jubelio Shipment: Plugin Ongkos Kirim Instant, Sameday, Regular, Cargo 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 shipcost plugin with googleMap — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 crouton 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Municipal Boundaries — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 WP Web Maps 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 PARSIJOO MAP 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Vampire Character Manager 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 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.