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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “auto logout”

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 “auto logout”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Barmaton Quick Admin Logout shows at wp.org #8 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 70+ 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

User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 832 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 Inactive Logout 10K+ · 4.8★ (106) wp.org #1 2 Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (397) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3 WPForce Logout – WordPress User Login Logout Management Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (66) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Loggedin – Session Manager, Limit Concurrent Logins & Force Logout 8K+ · 4.9★ (112) wp.org #5 6 Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Idle User Logout 1K+ · 4.1★ (18) wp.org #4 ↓1 3 too high 8 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (832) wp.org #19 ↓4 10 too low 10 Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491) wp.org #17 ↑5 7 too low 11 Intranet & Private Site – All-In-One Intranet 3K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Clean Login 5K+ · 4.7★ (144) wp.org #16 ↑7 4 too low 13 Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 Theme My Login 50K+ · 3.7★ (460) wp.org #20 ↓8 6 too low 15 FluentAuth – Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login 10K+ · 4.1★ (35) wp.org #13 ↑8 2 too high 16 User Login History 10K+ · 4.6★ (29) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes 200K+ · 4.3★ (74) wp.org #21 4 too low 18 User Activity Tracking and Log 2K+ · 3.5★ (34) wp.org #12 ↑3 6 too high 19 WPMasterToolKit (WPMTK) – All in one plugin 5K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #23 ↓5 4 too low 20 WP Cassify 900+ · 5.0★ (16) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 Persistent Login 5K+ · 3.9★ (26) wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 Auto Logout Extended 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 13 too high 23 Barmaton Quick Admin Logout 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 15 too high 24 Customize My Account for WooCommerce – Custom Tabs, Login, Registration, 2FA & Design 900+ · 3.4★ (5) 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.