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

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 “osm”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 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

Tiles Proxy for OpenStreetMap shows at wp.org #6 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 200+ 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.

Buried gem

Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps places #6 on merit, 5.0★ from 68 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 OSM – OpenStreetMap 10K+ · 4.6★ (137) wp.org #1 2 Meta Box – A Framework for Dynamic Websites 500K+ · 4.8★ (165) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Ultimate Maps by Supsystic 10K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Easy Google Maps 20K+ · 4.6★ (252) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 OSM Map Widget for Elementor 9K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (68) wp.org #12 6 too low 7 Simple Business Directory – AI Powered 200+ · 4.9★ (62) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 Advanced OSM for Toolset Maps 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 GPX Viewer 900+ · 3.8★ (8) wp.org #9 10 VenoMaps – OpenStreetMap & Privacy-Friendly Geo Maps 400+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #10 11 Geolocation 300+ · 4.2★ (10) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 WP Open Street Map 3K+ · 3.9★ (10) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 Tiles Proxy for OpenStreetMap 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 S Slick Google Map 50+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 1 too low 15 ShMapper by Teplitsa 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 GPX Route Map 80+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too high 17 Car Route Planner Plugin 300+ · 3.0★ (10) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Meks Easy Maps 800+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 Integrate OSM with WP Job Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 R Real Simple Autocomplete for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Ixard Widget — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 ShipBlink: EasyPost Live Checkout Rates & Labels 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 Control Listings – Classifieds Ads Directory Portal Manager 30+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too high 24 Multi-Carrier EasyPost Shipping Methods & Address Validation for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 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.