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

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 “plots”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 2 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

Chartsy shows at wp.org #7 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 100+ 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

Kikote – Location Picker at Checkout & Google Address AutoFill Plugin for WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 5.0★ from 65 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 Zero Spam for WordPress 20K+ · 4.1★ (143) wp.org #1 2 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #2 3 Visualizer – Tables & Charts Manager with Built-in AI Generator 20K+ · 4.4★ (225) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 WP Map Block – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store & Shop Locator, Directory, Listings & Filters 20K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #4 5 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #5 6 Kikote – Location Picker at Checkout & Google Address AutoFill Plugin for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (65) wp.org #12 ↓2 6 too low 7 Blockenberg — 645 Advanced Gutenberg Blocks, 683 Templates and AI Agent for WordPress Block Editor 1K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Store Locator for WordPress📍 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 9 AI Search for WooCommerce — Semantic & Live Search 80+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓2 5 too low 10 Movie Engine – OTT Streaming Platform for Movies & TV Series 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #11 1 too low 11 Connector for Propstack 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑4 2 too high 12 Plot prices woocommerce product (product price history) 50+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 too low 13 Chartsy 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 6 too high 14 TNC FlipBook 3D – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 Easy Map – Store Locator, OpenStreetMap, Google Maps, Mapbox 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 16 CFF Fitness and Health Operations 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓2 3 too high 17 Mold Plot – Add image pin on map or image — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 Kleingartenverein24 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 tuziemia – oferty działek — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 Plot Beam — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓3 1 too low 21 CFF Area and Perimeter Operations 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 SimpliPlot Interactive Mapper — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 ListingKit – AI Property Import 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑2 4 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.