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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “visitor map”

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

GPX Route Map shows at wp.org #5 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) places #9 on merit, 4.7★ from 5231 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Leaflet Map 30K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #1 2 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #2 3 WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3055) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 WP Maps – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Mapbox, Store Locator with Search, Filters & Listings 60K+ · 4.3★ (122) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 Easy Google Maps by Supsystic – Custom Markers, Clustering & Map Themes 20K+ · 4.6★ (251) wp.org #6 ↑6 1 too low 6 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #11 ↓2 5 too low 7 MapPress – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & Leaflet 30K+ · 4.7★ (147) wp.org #10 ↓2 3 too low 8 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #9 ↑2 1 too low 9 All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231) wp.org #19 ↓3 10 too low 10 Interactive Image Map Plugin – Draw Attention 20K+ · 4.9★ (114) wp.org #14 4 too low 11 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 Image Hotspot – Map Image Annotation 3K+ · 4.9★ (22) wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too high 13 WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312) wp.org #20 ↑1 7 too low 14 W3 Total Cache 900K+ · 4.4★ (5420) wp.org #23 ↓1 9 too low 15 StatCounter – Real Time Visitor Stats, Session Replay & Heatmaps 70K+ · 4.2★ (58) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too high 16 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #16 ↑1 17 Ultimate Maps by Supsystic – OpenStreetMap, Leaflet & Mapbox, No API Key 10K+ · 4.6★ (86) wp.org #21 ↓2 4 too low 18 Visitor Traffic Real Time Statistics 30K+ · 4.1★ (233) wp.org #22 ↓2 4 too low 19 Mobile Call Now & Map Buttons 4K+ · 4.9★ (18) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 GPX Route Map 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 15 too high 21 Simple Site Map Page 9K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #7 ↓1 14 too high 22 Web-Stat – Live Visitor Analytics 5K+ · 4.4★ (20) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Trace My IP – Visitor IP Tracker, Stats Analytics & Page Views Counter with Email Alerts 1K+ · 4.5★ (21) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Interactive World Map 900+ · 3.5★ (17) wp.org #15 9 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.