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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “maps marker”

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 “maps marker”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 6 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

Very Simple Google Maps shows at wp.org #12 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.5★ average from 17 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 172 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3055) wp.org #1 2 Easy Google Maps by Supsystic – Custom Markers, Clustering & Map Themes 20K+ · 4.6★ (251) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 MapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet 30K+ · 4.7★ (147) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) 9K+ · 4.6★ (244) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #7 ↑6 2 too low 6 Maps Widget for Google Maps 20K+ · 4.6★ (512) wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Ultimate Maps by Supsystic – OpenStreetMap, Leaflet & Mapbox, No API Key 10K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #6 2 too high 9 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 Leaflet Map 30K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress – WP Google Map 10K+ · 4.8★ (172) wp.org #20 ↓2 8 too low 13 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #19 6 too low 14 Flexible Map 7K+ · 4.8★ (66) wp.org #18 ↓1 4 too low 15 MapSVG – Vector maps, Image maps, Google Maps 1K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 WP Go Maps Block 3K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Very Simple Google Maps 3K+ · 4.5★ (17) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too high 18 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #14 4 too high 19 WP GPX Maps 4K+ · 4.1★ (59) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Basic Google Maps Placemarks 2K+ · 4.4★ (51) wp.org #17 ↓1 3 too high 21 CodePeople Post Map for Google Maps 3K+ · 4.2★ (31) wp.org #21 ↓1 22 WP Map Block – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store & Shop Locator, Directory, Listings & Filters 20K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #22 23 Extensions for Leaflet Map 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.