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

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 menu folder”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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 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

Ollie Menu Designer shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 8 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall places #10 on merit, 4.7★ from 1720 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 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #2 3 Nav Menu Roles 70K+ · 4.9★ (219) wp.org #4 ↑2 1 too low 4 Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (574) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Admin Menu Tree Page View 10K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 FileBird – WordPress Media Library Folders & File Manager 200K+ · 4.7★ (1125) wp.org #6 ↓1 7 Media Library Folders 10K+ · 4.3★ (465) wp.org #12 ↑2 5 too low 8 Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer 6K+ · 4.3★ (109) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #21 11 too low 11 Wicked Folders – Folder Organizer for Pages, Posts, and Custom Post Types 20K+ · 4.9★ (56) wp.org #14 ↑2 3 too low 12 Admin Notices Manager 10K+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too high 13 Admin Custom Login 10K+ · 4.6★ (388) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Controlled Admin Access 10K+ · 4.8★ (45) wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 WP Custom Admin Interface 30K+ · 4.7★ (160) wp.org #15 ↓3 16 Wider Admin Menu 2K+ · 4.7★ (21) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 Organize Media Folder 2K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Ollie Menu Designer 6K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 Advanced Sidebar Menu 10K+ · 4.5★ (37) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 SlickNav Mobile Menu 3K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Easy Hide Admin Menu Items 1K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too high 22 Catch Sticky Menu 2K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Menu In Post 2K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too high 24 Side Menu Lite – Sticky Floating Side Menu 7K+ · 4.0★ (12) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 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.