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

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 “clickjacking”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20.

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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Zen Site Security shows at wp.org #10 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 8 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869) wp.org #1 2 Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP 90K+ · 4.9★ (79) wp.org #2 3 WP Encryption: Easy HTTPS / SSL & Free SSL certificate, HTTPS redirect 50K+ · 4.9★ (1146) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #5 ↑2 1 too low 5 Vigilant – 100% Free Security Suite: Firewall, 2FA, Login, Headers, Scanner… 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 SpinupWP 30K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 WP Anti-Clickjack 3K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 Essential Classy Addons for Elementor – 150+ Widgets, Templates & Performance Tools 400+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #16 ↑1 8 too low 9 HTTP Security Header 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Protector – Malware Removal, Firewall & Core Repair 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 WP Hardening (discontinued) 10K+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 No unsafe-inline 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too low 13 Admin Safety Guard — Login Security, Limit Logins, 2FA & Brute Force Protection 20+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↑3 5 too low 14 Abdal Security Headers 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↑3 2 too high 15 BaseCloud Security Manager 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↑1 2 too high 16 BoundaryGuard Headers 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 Hanu Malware Guard — · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #21 ↑1 4 too low 18 Zen Site Security 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑2 8 too high 19 Iron Security – WordPress Security Plugin 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too high 20 Security Headers & Caching 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 Khushal Login Path Guard — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too high 22 Zen MCP Bridge 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Security Headers Audit — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 24 JM Website Security Hardening — · 0.0★ (0) 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.