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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “html5 map”

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 “html5 map”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 3 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

Interactive Australia Map shows at wp.org #5 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 90+ 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

Firelight Lightbox places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 361 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 HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #1 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups. 200K+ · 4.7★ (2215) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Interactive World Map 900+ · 3.5★ (17) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Product Addons for Woocommerce – Product Options with Custom Fields 30K+ · 4.9★ (474) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Firelight Lightbox 200K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) 9K+ · 4.6★ (244) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Post and Page Builder by BoldGrid – Visual Drag and Drop Editor 50K+ · 4.7★ (140) wp.org #14 5 too low 10 WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) 20K+ · 4.5★ (156) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 WP GPX Maps 4K+ · 4.1★ (59) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget 10K+ · 4.5★ (103) wp.org #16 4 too low 13 Highlight Search Terms 6K+ · 5.0★ (40) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 Gallery – Photo Albums Plugin 2K+ · 3.8★ (277) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 Gmedia Photo Gallery 7K+ · 4.3★ (260) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Visualizer – Tables & Charts Manager with Built-in AI Generator 20K+ · 4.4★ (225) wp.org #21 ↑2 5 too low 17 Enable Abilities for MCP 5K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #22 ↓1 5 too low 18 Interactive UK Map 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 12 too high 19 Interactive Globes – 3D World Maps 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 8 too high 20 SmartVideo – Video Player and CDN 1K+ · 4.1★ (19) wp.org #23 ↑1 3 too low 21 Interactive Australia Map 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 16 too high 22 Geo2 Maps Add-on for NextGEN Gallery 70+ · 3.3★ (12) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 VenoBox – Lightweight & Responsive Lightbox Plugin 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 All Embed – Multi-Source Embed Widgets for Elementor 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 6 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.