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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “ip geolocation”

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 “ip geolocation”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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.

Ranked above its merit

IP Locator shows at wp.org #8 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 500+ 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

SlimStat Analytics – Real-Time Stats, Heatmaps & Ecommerce places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 816 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 IP Location Block 10K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Geolocation IP Detection 20K+ · 4.7★ (59) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ · 4.8★ (1488) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 IP2Location Country Blocker 30K+ · 4.1★ (128) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 SlimStat Analytics – Real-Time Stats, Heatmaps & Ecommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (816) wp.org #16 ↑8 8 too low 9 IP Geolocation 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Geo Controller – Geolocation & Geotargeting 1K+ · 4.4★ (31) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 IP2Location Redirection 7K+ · 4.3★ (43) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 User IP and Location 3K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 Online Active Users 2K+ · 4.7★ (51) wp.org #21 ↓2 8 too low 14 Price Based on Country for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (262) wp.org #24 ↓3 10 too low 15 If-So Geolocation 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 Zero Spam for WordPress 20K+ · 4.1★ (143) wp.org #20 ↑3 4 too low 17 Trace My IP – Visitor IP Tracker, Stats Analytics & Page Views Counter with Email Alerts 1K+ · 4.5★ (21) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Lightweight Cookie Notice – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent 5K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 Country Access Blocker 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 S Show Visitor IP 300+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 Zaygl IP blocker and anti-DDoS 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓3 1 too low 23 IP Locator 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 15 too high 24 IP & Country Blocker Lite 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 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.