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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “azure ad”

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 “azure ad”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 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

User Sync shows at wp.org #11 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration places #5 on merit, 4.9★ from 209 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login 10K+ · 4.9★ (397) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (324) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) 10K+ · 4.9★ (153) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 All-in-One Microsoft 365 & Entra ID / Azure AD SSO Login 600+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #1 3 too high 5 Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration 4K+ · 4.9★ (209) wp.org #12 7 too low 6 PowerBI Embed Reports 500+ · 5.0★ (23) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 miniOrange Embed Files for SharePoint/OneDrive 800+ · 5.0★ (41) wp.org #9 2 too low 8 S SSO for Entra ID 600+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 Active Directory/LDAP Integration for Cloud & Shared Hosting Platforms 40+ · 4.9★ (39) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 WPO365 | MICROSOFT 365 GRAPH MAILER 10K+ · 4.9★ (39) wp.org #15 5 too low 11 User Sync for Azure AD / Azure B2C 70+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 Employee Directory – Staff & Team Directory 100+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 SCIM User Sync/Provisioning 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Staff/Employee Business Directory for Active Directory 10+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 SAML SSO Login – Single Sign On 100+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 Office 365 User Authentication for WordPress 20+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 WP Login and Register using JWT 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 18 Intranet and Extranet with O365 Login 40+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Cloud SAML SSO – Single Sign On Login 80+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 CAPI Suite: Meta Pixel, Pinterest & TikTok for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 User Sync 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 Headless SSO Plugin for WP 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 SSO & SAML Login — Azure AD / Entra ID — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 SMTP for Contact Form 7 1K+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #20 4 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.