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

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 “map germany”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Wetterwarner shows at wp.org #10 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 6 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 3026 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. 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 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #2 3 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1072) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 Ultimate Maps by Supsystic – OpenStreetMap, Leaflet & Mapbox, No API Key 10K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #5 6 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 DHL Shipping Germany for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.0★ (47) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Product Feed Manager for WooCommerce – CTX Feed – Support 220+ Shopping, AI & Social Channels 90K+ · 4.6★ (838) wp.org #11 3 too low 9 HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA 800K+ · 4.8★ (3026) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 WPConsent – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for Privacy Compliance (GDPR / CCPA / EU Compliance Cookie Notice) 200K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #13 2 too low 12 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #12 13 GetGenie – AI SEO Assistant & Content Writer with Keyword Research, AEO & GEO 70K+ · 4.8★ (119) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.6★ (69) wp.org #14 15 Google for WooCommerce 800K+ · 2.7★ (268) wp.org #9 6 too high 16 DELUCKS SEO 300+ · 4.9★ (17) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Wetterwarner 500+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 7 too high 18 Real Thumbnail Generator: Efficient regeneration of thumbnails in all sizes 1K+ · 3.7★ (15) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 DEPRECATED – Shipmondo – A complete shipping solution for WooCommerce 4K+ · 3.0★ (8) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 DE Map 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Interactive Map Widget 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 Interactive Map of Europe 70+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 RP 4U (Maps & Route Planner) 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 PeproDev Branches Map (Mapify) 30+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.