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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “lat”

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 “lat”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Show Visitor IP shows at wp.org #9 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 300+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.6★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Cyr-To-Lat 300K+ · 4.7★ (98) wp.org #1 2 Cyr to Lat Enhanced 80K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #2 3 Leaflet Map 30K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Transliterator – Multilingual and Multi-script Text Conversion 3K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 Cyr to Lat Reloaded – Transliteration of Links and File Names 30K+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Simple Shortcode for Google Maps 3K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Perfecty Push Notifications 3K+ · 4.6★ (42) wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too low 8 Geo Redirect 1K+ · 4.3★ (11) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode 3K+ · 4.9★ (13) wp.org #18 ↓1 9 too low 10 Geo to Lat 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Local Google Analytics for WordPress – caches external requests 3K+ · 4.5★ (10) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 Track Geolocation Of Users Using Contact Form 7 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 User IP and Location 3K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too low 14 CBX Map for Google Map & OpenStreetMap 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 All Currencies for WooCommerce 900+ · 3.8★ (9) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 Geo Content 100+ · 4.8★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 S Show Visitor IP 300+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Under The Weather 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too high 19 S Slick Google Map 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Lytera UA LAT 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑11 8 too high 21 User Location and IP 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 Maps for WP 300+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #22 23 Weather Forecast Widget 200+ · 4.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↓1 2 too high 24 Advanced Custom Fields: Multiple Coordinates 10+ · 2.3★ (4) wp.org #24

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.