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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “multi locations”

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 locations”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

ThemeCanvas Locations for Elementor with OpenStreetMap shows at wp.org #10 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 200+ 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

WP Store Locator places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 312 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MultiVendorX – WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace AI Powered Solutions 2K+ · 4.8★ (432) wp.org #1 2 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 CURCY – Multi Currency for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.3★ (227) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 CP Multi View Events Calendar 900+ · 4.3★ (46) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too low 9 Multi-Step Checkout for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.5★ (49) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget 10K+ · 4.5★ (103) wp.org #12 2 too low 11 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #24 ↓1 13 too low 12 My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager 20K+ · 4.7★ (159) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 Shipping Packages for WooCommerce – Dropship from multiple locations like AliExpress, eBay, Amazon, Etsy 900+ · 4.8★ (17) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 WP Google Review Slider 30K+ · 4.9★ (373) wp.org #21 6 too low 16 Multi Location Product & Inventory Management for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 User IP and Location 3K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #17 ↑2 1 too high 19 ThemeCanvas Locations for Elementor with OpenStreetMap 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #10 9 too high 20 CF7 Mate – Contact Form 7 Styler, Multi-Step Forms & Conditional Logic 20K+ · 3.9★ (46) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Multi Currency For WooCommerce 1K+ · 3.6★ (9) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 VENTI Multi Location Marker for Elementor 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 7 too high 23 Multi Location Marker 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 ReachShip WooCommerce Multi-Carrier & Conditional Shipping 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 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.