wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “openlayers”

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 “openlayers”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 19. 3 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

OSMaps shows at wp.org #7 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

WP Go Maps Block 3K+ · 5.0★ (19) thin reviews wp.org #1 2

OSM – OpenStreetMap 10K+ · 4.6★ (137) wp.org #2 3

WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3055) not PHP-current wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4

WP phpMyAdmin 40K+ · 4.6★ (58) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5

Geo Mashup 1K+ · 4.7★ (33) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #6 1 too low 6

Fullscreen Galleria 800+ · 4.8★ (15) thin reviews wp.org #9 3 too low 7

Event Post 1K+ · 4.3★ (35) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #10 3 too low 8

VenoMaps – OpenStreetMap & Privacy-Friendly Geo Maps 400+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #5 3 too high 9

QRcdr – Frontend Generator for Custom and Dynamic QR Codes 20+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too low 11

Gis maps 200+ · 4.2★ (5) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 5 too low 12

OSMaps 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 5 too high 13

Paccofacile.it for WooCommerce 90+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #8 5 too high 14

Spelhubben Weather 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15

Integrate OSM with WP Job Manager — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #14 1 too high 16

Very Simple WP MakerMap — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 1 too high 17 O OSM Categories 10+ · 4.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 1 too low 18 W WP Quadratum 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 1 too high 19 M Meta Collections 10+ · 1.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #19

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.