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

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 “insert map wordpress”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Map Block shows at wp.org #7 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 6K+ 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

Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 973 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #1 2 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #2 3 AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too low 4 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Insert Special Characters 3K+ · 4.9★ (8) wp.org #3 ↑1 3 too high 7 Calculated Fields Form – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact, Payment, Quote, Quiz & More 40K+ · 4.9★ (973) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too low 8 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too low 9 CodePeople Post Map for Google Maps 3K+ · 4.2★ (31) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 too high 10 Travelers' Map 1K+ · 5.0★ (46) wp.org #5 ↓2 5 too high 11 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #12 1 too low 12 HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 YaMaps for WordPress Plugin 10K+ · 4.8★ (40) wp.org #13 14 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too low 16 T Tooltips for WordPress 5K+ · 3.8★ (75) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 A amCharts: Charts and Maps 1K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #22 ↑1 5 too low 18 Interactive World Map 900+ · 3.5★ (17) wp.org #10 8 too high 19 Import WP – CSV & XML Import Export for WordPress 4K+ · 4.4★ (25) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 Interactive US Map – Create Clickable & Customizable U.S. Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 M Map Block 6K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 14 too high 22 Interactive UK Map 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 Easy Map – Store Locator, OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Mapbox 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Interactive Australia Map 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 4 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.