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

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 panel”, 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.

Ranked above its merit

Admin Robots.txt Editor shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Show Pages IDs places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 103 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. 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 #3 1 too low 3 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Disable Admin Notices – Hide Dashboard Notifications 100K+ · 4.7★ (367) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Flexible Editor Panel for Elementor 20K+ · 4.9★ (74) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Admin Custom Login 10K+ · 4.6★ (388) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Show modified Date in admin lists 6K+ · 4.9★ (32) wp.org #7 8 Admin Menu Tree Page View 10K+ · 4.6★ (48) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 InfiniteWP Client 200K+ · 4.4★ (177) wp.org #16 7 too low 10 Show Pages IDs 10K+ · 5.0★ (103) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 Admin Bar Editor – Toolbar Customization with User Role based access & Custom menus 3K+ · 4.4★ (24) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Loginizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1033) wp.org #19 7 too low 13 Mediavine Control Panel 10K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #4 9 too high 14 Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer 6K+ · 4.3★ (109) wp.org #22 ↓1 8 too low 15 Admin Management Xtended 5K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16 ShayanWeb Admin FontChanger | افزونه‌ی تغییر فونت پیشخوان وردپرس شایان وب 1K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 Slash Admin 500+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Easy Hide Admin Menu Items 1K+ · 5.0★ (14) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 Admin Robots.txt Editor 800+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↑1 10 too high 21 Customize Admin 3K+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #14 7 too high 22 C CMB2 Admin Extension 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 RoleMaster Suite – User Role Editor for E-Commerce, Membership & Admin Panel 700+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #13 10 too high 24 CookieAdmin – Cookie Consent Banner 400K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24

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.