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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “images interactive”

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 “images interactive”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

Interactive Image shows at wp.org #11 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 2051 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #1 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #2 3 Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention 20K+ · 4.9★ (114) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7 Robo Gallery – Photo & Image Slider 40K+ · 4.3★ (406) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #13 ↑1 5 too low 9 3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery 70K+ · 4.8★ (182) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Interactive Image Map Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #18 ↑1 7 too low 12 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #20 ↑1 8 too low 13 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #15 ↑2 2 too low 14 Zakeke Interactive Product Designer for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 60K+ · 4.6★ (264) wp.org #22 7 too low 16 Interactive Content – H5P 40K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 MapSVG – Vector maps, Image maps, Google Maps 1K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too low 19 ImageLinks – Interactive Image Builder with Hotspots 1K+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 Shoppable Images (Lookbook) for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.3★ (12) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 Interactive US Map – Create Clickable & Customizable U.S. Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #24 ↓2 3 too low 22 Interactive Globes – 3D World Maps 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Interactive Image 200+ · 3.5★ (4) wp.org #11 12 too high 24 Interactive Promo 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.