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

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 “leaflet”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

DSGVO snippet for Leaflet Map and its Extensions shows at wp.org #8 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 100+ 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

Meow Lightbox places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 190 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 Leaflet Map 30K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #1 2 WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3055) wp.org #2 3 MapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet 30K+ · 4.7★ (147) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Extensions for Leaflet Map 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Ultimate Maps by Supsystic – OpenStreetMap, Leaflet & Mapbox, No API Key 10K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #6 ↑2 7 Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) 9K+ · 4.6★ (244) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 Easy Google Maps by Supsystic – Custom Markers, Clustering & Map Themes 20K+ · 4.6★ (251) wp.org #12 ↑3 4 too low 9 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #14 ↓3 5 too low 10 Meow Lightbox 10K+ · 4.9★ (190) wp.org #16 ↓4 6 too low 11 GEO my WP 3K+ · 4.6★ (139) wp.org #13 ↓3 2 too low 12 Map Block Leaflet 600+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 CMB2 300K+ · 5.0★ (91) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too low 14 WP GPX Maps 4K+ · 4.1★ (59) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Travelers' Map 1K+ · 5.0★ (46) wp.org #21 ↓4 6 too low 16 WP MapIt 2K+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #17 ↓3 1 too low 17 Eventward 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Out of the Block: OpenStreetMap 800+ · 4.4★ (8) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too low 19 CartoBlocks for Leaflet 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↑12 8 too high 20 FancyPost – Post Blocks, Grids & Sliders for Block Editor and Elementor 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #22 ↓3 2 too low 21 فاکتورک (Faktorak) 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 ↓3 2 too high 22 IP Geolocation 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 too low 23 DSGVO snippet for Leaflet Map and its Extensions 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓1 15 too high 24 Tiles Proxy for OpenStreetMap 200+ · 0.0★ (0) 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.