wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “multi city”
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 “multi city”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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
VENTI Multi Location Marker for Elementor shows at wp.org #8 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 30+ 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
Analytify – Google Analytics 4 Tracking and Reporting in WordPress places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 488 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.
Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (108)
wp.org #1 2 
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680)
wp.org #6 1 too low 6 
Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #2 4 too high 7 
Price Based on Country for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.8★ (262)
wp.org #10 3 too low 8 
BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55)
wp.org #7 1 too high 9 
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (758)
wp.org #9 10 
Classified Listing – AI-Powered Classified ads & Business Directory 9K+ · 4.8★ (138)
wp.org #14 4 too low 11 
SureForms – Contact Form Builder, AI Forms, Payment Form, Survey & Quiz 500K+ · 4.8★ (102)
wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Analytify – Google Analytics 4 Tracking and Reporting in WordPress 20K+ · 4.7★ (488)
wp.org #20 8 too low 13 
PiWeb Disable payment method / Partial payment for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (38)
wp.org #16 3 too low 14 
EleSpare – Elementor News, Magazine & Blog Addons with Post Grid 10K+ · 4.9★ (44)
wp.org #19 5 too low 15 
PI Advanced Flat rate / Conditional shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (58)
wp.org #21 6 too low 16 
If-So Dynamic Content – Elementor & All Page Builders Personalization 7K+ · 4.7★ (92)
wp.org #23 7 too low 17 
S2W – Import Shopify to WooCommerce 3K+ · 4.7★ (42)
wp.org #18 1 too low 18 
Smart phone field for Gravity Forms 5K+ · 4.2★ (23) thin reviews
wp.org #17 1 too high 19 
User IP and Location 3K+ · 4.2★ (9) thin reviews
wp.org #15 4 too high 20 
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ · 2.1★ (106)
wp.org #11 9 too high 21 
Track Geolocation Of Users Using Contact Form 7 800+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #13 8 too high 22 VENTI Multi Location Marker for Elementor 30+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #8 14 too high 23 
AFB – Auto Form Builder: Drag & Drop Contact Forms, Multi-Step Forms, Conditional Logic & AI 200+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #22 1 too high 24 
Multiloca Lite – Multi Location Inventory Management for WooCommerce 80+ · 3.5★ (2) thin reviews
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.