wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “adminmenu”

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 “adminmenu”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 18. 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

Badged shows at wp.org #11 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Easy Invoice – Invoice Generator, PDF Quotes & Payments 600+ · 4.4★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #2 1 too low 2

bitfox.hu EU támogatás banner – Magyarország — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #1 1 too high 3

ZMPlugin 70+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #3 4

Treedbox Admin Menu 50+ · 5.0★ (4) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 6 too low 5

Limited Admin Menu Access by URLs 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 1 too high 6

Pricemesh – Price Comparison | Preisvergleich 10+ · 4.2★ (5) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 6 too low 7

sicherheitstraining24.de Termine & Buchung — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #6 1 too high 8

Mawu Dark Mode for the Admin Dashboard, Editor & Website 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #5 3 too high 9

StickyAdmin — · 3.6★ (9) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 5 too low 10

Notifications for Collapsed Admin Menu 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #7 3 too high 11

hiWeb Core 10+ · 4.8★ (4) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 2 too low 12

WatchSpire – Form, Email & Uptime Monitor with Failure Alerts — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #8 4 too high 13

NetterTech Events — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 4 too high 14

MySQList 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 1 too low 15 A Add a Separator — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 1 too low 16

Badged 10+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #11 5 too high 17 P Pop Menus for WP-Admin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 ↑1 18 S Slide2Comment 10+ · 3.3★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓1

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.