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

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 “interactive maps”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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 World Map shows at wp.org #11 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 900+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 17 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 4132 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #1 2 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 MapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet 30K+ · 4.7★ (147) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Easy Google Maps by Supsystic – Custom Markers, Clustering & Map Themes 20K+ · 4.6★ (251) wp.org #4 ↑2 5 Maps Widget for Google Maps 20K+ · 4.6★ (512) wp.org #5 ↑2 6 Leaflet Map 30K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too high 8 Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention 20K+ · 4.9★ (114) wp.org #8 ↓3 9 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #17 ↑1 7 too low 11 HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 MapSVG – Vector maps, Image maps, Google Maps 1K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 Ultimate Maps by Supsystic – OpenStreetMap, Leaflet & Mapbox, No API Key 10K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #19 5 too low 15 Interactive Image Map Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 Waymark 900+ · 5.0★ (54) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 WP GPX Maps 4K+ · 4.1★ (59) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 A amCharts: Charts and Maps 1K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #24 ↓2 5 too low 20 Interactive World Map 900+ · 3.5★ (17) wp.org #11 9 too high 21 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 Interactive US Map – Create Clickable & Customizable U.S. Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓2 4 too high 23 Interactive Divisional Maps Bangladesh 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓3 3 too high 24 Interactive Australia Map 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓2 2 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.