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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “world 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 “world maps”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 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

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 1680 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 WP Go Maps – Google Map, OpenStreetMap, Leaflet Map 300K+ · 4.8★ (3055) wp.org #1 2 MapGeo – Interactive Geo Maps 30K+ · 4.4★ (65) wp.org #2 3 Maps Widget for Google Maps 20K+ · 4.6★ (512) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #4 ↑2 5 The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1668) wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too low 7 Interactive World Map 900+ · 3.5★ (17) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 HTML5 Maps 4K+ · 4.6★ (45) wp.org #7 ↓2 1 too high 9 Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too low 10 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 MapSVG – Vector maps, Image maps, Google Maps 1K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps) 9K+ · 4.6★ (244) wp.org #13 ↓3 1 too low 13 Independent Analytics – WordPress Analytics Plugin 100K+ · 4.8★ (167) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 Basic Google Maps Placemarks 2K+ · 4.4★ (51) wp.org #14 15 Travelers' Map 1K+ · 5.0★ (46) wp.org #16 ↓3 1 too low 16 Tuskcode Map Pro for Bing Maps 600+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #23 ↓3 7 too low 17 Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too low 18 Beehive Analytics – Google Analytics Dashboard 20K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 Interactive Globes – 3D World Maps 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 too high 20 Basic Interactive World Map 900+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 MatrixMap – Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Store Locator & World Maps 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↑1 15 too high 22 Gmap Block 10K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 Quick Maps – Google Maps Without API Key 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Travel Map 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓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.