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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “vector image”

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 “vector image”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

SVGator shows at wp.org #5 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 333 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 AI Engine – MCP Server & AI Chatbot for WordPress, with Claude, ChatGPT & Gemini 90K+ · 4.9★ (874) wp.org #2 ↑3 1 too low 2 MapSVG – Vector maps, Image maps, Google Maps 1K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 SVG Support 1M+ · 4.8★ (356) wp.org #4 ↑3 1 too low 4 WP SVG Images 30K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 Quick Featured Images 50K+ · 4.7★ (235) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Safe SVG 1M+ · 4.9★ (79) wp.org #6 ↓2 7 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #17 ↑2 10 too low 8 AddToAny Share Buttons 300K+ · 4.7★ (1114) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too low 9 AI Puffer – AI Chatbot & MCP Server for Claude and ChatGPT 10K+ · 4.6★ (166) wp.org #20 ↓10 11 too low 10 wpForo Forum 20K+ · 4.7★ (390) wp.org #21 ↓6 11 too low 11 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #19 ↑1 8 too low 12 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #24 12 too low 13 MxChat – AI Chatbot & Content Generation for WordPress 2K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #12 ↑2 1 too high 14 Vigilant – 100% Free Security Suite: Firewall, 2FA, Login, Headers, Scanner… 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too low 15 Ultimate Maps by Supsystic – OpenStreetMap, Leaflet & Mapbox, No API Key 10K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 StockPack – Stock photos and AI images from Unsplash, Adobe Stock, Freepik and more 7K+ · 4.4★ (24) wp.org #15 ↑3 1 too high 17 Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 ImageLinks – Interactive Image Builder with Hotspots 1K+ · 3.9★ (9) wp.org #7 ↓1 11 too high 19 SVGator 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 ↓2 14 too high 20 Donation Thermometer 2K+ · 4.4★ (12) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too high 21 URL Image Importer – Import External Images to the Media Library from URL, CSV & XML 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 12 too high 22 PicPoints – Interactive Image Map & Hotspot Builder 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 All In One Image Viewer – Zoom, Magnify, Maps & Rotation 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 12 too high 24 Instant AI Image Generator – Create & Import Images 800+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑1 14 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.