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

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 style”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

GPX Route Map shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 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 #16. 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 ↑1 2 Leaflet Map 30K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3055) wp.org #5 ↓2 2 too low 4 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #6 ↑3 7 Maps Widget for Google Maps 20K+ · 4.6★ (512) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9 Easy Google Maps by Supsystic – Custom Markers, Clustering & Map Themes 20K+ · 4.6★ (251) wp.org #11 ↑3 2 too low 10 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #16 ↑3 6 too low 11 Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map 10K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 MapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet 30K+ · 4.7★ (147) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 too low 13 Travelers' Map 1K+ · 5.0★ (46) wp.org #14 ↓7 1 too low 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 Plugin – Draw Attention 20K+ · 4.9★ (114) wp.org #21 ↓3 6 too low 16 WP Map Block – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store & Shop Locator, Directory, Listings & Filters 20K+ · 4.0★ (21) wp.org #10 ↑1 6 too high 17 CodePeople Post Map for Google Maps 3K+ · 4.2★ (31) wp.org #12 5 too high 18 Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation 3K+ · 4.9★ (22) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #23 ↑1 4 too low 20 Interactive Image Map Builder 1K+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #20 21 Tuskcode Map Pro for Bing Maps 600+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 GPX Route Map 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 ↑1 13 too high 23 Simple Site Map Page 8K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #13 10 too high 24 Travel Map 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.