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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “uk maps”

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 “uk maps”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps shows at wp.org #5 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 18 places. Its 200+ 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

Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 3026 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1668) wp.org #1 2 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #2 3 HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #3 4 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #11 ↓2 7 too low 5 Termly – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 80K+ · 3.6★ (204) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 iubenda | All-in-one Compliance for GDPR / CCPA Cookie Consent + more 200K+ · 4.7★ (397) wp.org #10 ↑1 4 too low 7 CookieYes – Cookie Banner for Cookie Consent (Easy to setup GDPR/CCPA Compliant Cookie Notice) 1M+ · 4.8★ (3236) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Sitemap by BestWebSoft – WordPress XML Site Map Page Generator Plugin 20K+ · 4.3★ (115) wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too low 9 OS DataHub Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Cookie Compliance for WordPress – Cookie Consent, GDPR & CCPA 800K+ · 4.8★ (3026) wp.org #21 ↑1 11 too low 11 WPConsent – Cookie Banner & Cookie Consent for Privacy Compliance (GDPR / CCPA / EU Compliance Cookie Notice) 200K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 FAZ Cookie Manager 3K+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 WPLP Cookie Consent – Cookie Banner & Consent Management for GDPR, CCPA & Google Consent Mode 9K+ · 4.6★ (51) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 Interactive UK Map 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 11 too high 16 Auto Listings – Car Listings & Car Dealership Plugin for WordPress 2K+ · 4.3★ (31) wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 Tides Today UK and Ireland tide times 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 Locatoraid Store Locator 1K+ · 4.5★ (17) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Autocomplete Location Field for Contact Form 7 1K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #18 1 too high 20 Maps by BestWebSoft 100+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #16 4 too high 21 SimpleMaps 600+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #13 8 too high 22 Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ · 3.6★ (69) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↑1 18 too high 24 oik 2K+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #19 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.