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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “admin account”

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 “admin account”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 7 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

Customize My Account Page shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 500+ 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

PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 143 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 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #1 2 Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #2 3 Controlled Admin Access 10K+ · 4.8★ (45) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too low 4 Admin Custom Login 10K+ · 4.6★ (388) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too low 5 Change Admin Email 40K+ · 4.8★ (141) wp.org #9 ↑2 4 too low 6 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #5 ↑2 1 too high 7 View Admin As 9K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #8 1 too low 8 SysBasics Customize My Account for WooCommerce – Live My Account Customizer 7K+ · 4.2★ (33) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Protect Admin 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #3 6 too high 10 WP Custom Admin Interface 30K+ · 4.7★ (160) wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too low 11 PublishPress Capabilities: User Role Access Control, Admin Area Permissions 90K+ · 4.7★ (143) wp.org #21 ↓7 10 too low 12 Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510) wp.org #22 10 too low 13 All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #13 ↑3 14 Church Admin 900+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 too low 15 Slash Admin 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #15 16 Admin Search 1K+ · 4.5★ (18) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too high 17 Block User Account 1K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #7 ↓1 10 too high 18 Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles – Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability 20K+ · 3.9★ (20) wp.org #24 6 too low 19 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 Admin login URL Change 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too high 21 WP Admin Audit 1K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 Custom Fields Account Registration For Woocommerce 700+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #20 ↓5 2 too high 23 Customize My Account for WooCommerce – Custom Tabs, Login, Registration, 2FA & Design 900+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too high 24 Customize My Account Page 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 12 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.