wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress map maker”
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 “wordpress map maker”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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
Interactive US Map shows at wp.org #12 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 400+ 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.
Quiz and Survey Master (QSM) – Quiz Maker & Survey Maker 40K+ · 4.7★ (1282)
wp.org #1 2 
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress 200K+ · 4.6★ (1205)
wp.org #2 ↑1 3 
Form Maker by 10Web – Mobile-Friendly Drag & Drop Contact Form Builder 30K+ · 4.5★ (778)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
Popup Maker – Responsive popup, Exit Intent Pop up, Email Optins, Autoresponder & More 7K+ · 4.5★ (144)
wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 
Popup Builder – Create highly converting, mobile friendly marketing popups. 200K+ · 4.7★ (2215)
wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 
MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65)
wp.org #5 1 too high 7 
MetForm – Contact Form, Survey, Quiz, Conditional Forms, Form Templates & Custom Form Builder for Elementor 500K+ · 4.7★ (509)
wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too low 8 
Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) 9K+ · 4.6★ (244)
wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too low 9 
HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45)
wp.org #6 3 too high 10 
Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin 3K+ · 4.9★ (28)
wp.org #8 ↓1 2 too high 11 
Waymark 900+ · 5.0★ (54)
wp.org #11 ↓2 12 
Popup Box – Create Countdown, Coupon, Video, Contact Form Popups 50K+ · 4.6★ (82)
wp.org #14 2 too low 13 
Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216)
wp.org #19 6 too low 14 
Meow Gallery 10K+ · 4.9★ (203)
wp.org #21 ↓3 7 too low 15 
SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle 400K+ · 4.9★ (134)
wp.org #17 ↑4 2 too low 16 
AI Popup Builder & Popup Maker by OptiMonk 3K+ · 4.7★ (98)
wp.org #16 17 
Team Members – A WordPress Team Plugin with Gallery, Grid, Carousel, Slider, Table, List, and More 2K+ · 4.7★ (91)
wp.org #20 ↓3 3 too low 18 
GS Books Showcase – Display Books in Grid, Slider & More | Library for WordPress 500+ · 4.8★ (42)
wp.org #22 ↓2 4 too low 19 
Create 6K+ · 4.3★ (25)
wp.org #24 ↓1 5 too low 20 
Popup builder with Gamification, Multi-Step Popups, Page-Level Targeting, and WooCommerce Triggers 70K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Interactive US Map 400+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #12 9 too high 22 
Quizably – Quiz Maker, Personality Quiz & Survey Builder 200+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #13 9 too high 23 
Tasty Recipes Lite – WordPress Recipe Card Plugin with Built-In Recipe Schema 2K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #15 8 too high 24 
Eventward 400+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.