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

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 slug”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 2 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Remove Taxonomy Slug shows at wp.org #16 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 400+ 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

ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 2051 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 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #1 2 Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #2 3 Max Mega Menu 300K+ · 4.8★ (882) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 400K+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Admin Slug Column 5K+ · 4.9★ (31) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Polylang 900K+ · 4.7★ (3003) wp.org #11 ↑2 5 too low 7 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #5 2 too high 8 Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer 6K+ · 4.3★ (109) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Edit Author Slug 100K+ · 4.8★ (84) wp.org #12 ↓2 3 too low 10 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #19 ↑2 9 too low 11 Ollie Menu Designer 6K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Show modified Date in admin lists 6K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #18 6 too low 13 Import Export Menu 3K+ · 4.4★ (10) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Pinyin Slugs 3K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Church Admin 900+ · 4.7★ (17) wp.org #21 ↓1 6 too low 16 Slash Admin 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Admin login URL Change 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↑1 7 too high 18 Admin Search 1K+ · 4.5★ (18) wp.org #15 3 too high 19 Bulk menu creator 1K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 Menu Caching 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 6 too high 21 Bottom Admin Toolbar 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #22 23 Menu Item Types 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 R Remove Taxonomy Slug 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 8 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.