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

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

CBX Map for Google Map & OpenStreetMap shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps places #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 70 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

MapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet 30K+ · 4.7★ (147) wp.org #1 ↑1 2

OSM – OpenStreetMap 10K+ · 4.6★ (137) wp.org #3 1 too low 3

WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3055) wp.org #6 ↓5 3 too low 4

Ultimate Maps by Supsystic – OpenStreetMap, Leaflet & Mapbox, No API Key 10K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #4 ↑11 5

WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #7 ↓3 2 too low 6

WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7

Out of the Block: OpenStreetMap 800+ · 4.4★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #2 ↑3 5 too high 8

Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ · 4.8★ (165) wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9

Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) 9K+ · 4.6★ (244) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too low 10

Leaflet Map 30K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #15 ↑2 5 too low 11

Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too low 12

WP Map Block – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store & Shop Locator, Directory, Listings & Filters 20K+ · 4.0★ (21) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too high 13

Event Organiser 20K+ · 4.6★ (140) wp.org #20 7 too low 14

GEO my WP 3K+ · 4.6★ (139) wp.org #22 ↓3 8 too low 15

Events Made Easy 1K+ · 4.6★ (111) wp.org #23 8 too low 16

ACF OpenStreetMap Field 10K+ · 4.6★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓3 17

E-cab Taxi Booking Manager for Woocommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #19 ↓3 2 too low 18

WP Go Maps Block 3K+ · 5.0★ (19) thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓4 6 too low 19

ThemeCanvas Locations for Elementor with OpenStreetMap 200+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too high 20

CBX Map for Google Map & OpenStreetMap 800+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↓1 10 too high 21

VenoMaps – OpenStreetMap & Privacy-Friendly Geo Maps 400+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↓1 10 too high 22

DesignSetGo 8K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23

Tiles Proxy for OpenStreetMap 200+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓2 9 too high 24

MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↑3 6 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.