wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “delete users”
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 “delete users”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 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
Users Bulk Delete With Preview shows at wp.org #9 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 100+ 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
Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library places #9 on merit, 4.6★ from 779 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.
WP Bulk Delete 90K+ · 4.6★ (131)
wp.org #1 2 
Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259)
wp.org #2 3 
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) heavy footprint
wp.org #3 4 
Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
Bulk Delete 30K+ · 4.3★ (129)
wp.org #4 1 too high 6 
Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623)
wp.org #8 2 too low 7 
Delete Duplicate Posts 10K+ · 4.8★ (153)
wp.org #6 1 too high 8 
User Role Editor 700K+ · 4.5★ (288)
wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ · 4.6★ (779)
wp.org #19 ↓3 10 too low 10 
WP Comment Cleaner – Delete All Comments, Disable Comments, Bulk Delete & Remove Comments 20K+ · 4.7★ (58)
wp.org #12 2 too low 11 
Simple Revisions Delete 10K+ · 4.9★ (50)
wp.org #13 2 too low 12 
WP Frontend Delete Account 4K+ · 4.6★ (27)
wp.org #10 2 too high 13 
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778)
wp.org #24 ↓1 11 too low 14 
Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories 100K+ · 4.5★ (172)
wp.org #23 ↓4 9 too low 15 
Delete Expired Transients 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #11 4 too high 16 
WPFront User Role Editor 30K+ · 4.5★ (65)
wp.org #20 4 too low 17 
Import Users from CSV 10K+ · 4.1★ (44)
wp.org #17 ↑1 18 
WP Remote Users Sync 6K+ · 4.9★ (73) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #18 19 
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ · 4.7★ (41)
wp.org #22 3 too low 20 
Bulk Delete Users by Email 100+ · 4.1★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #14 6 too high 21 
Auto Delete Post – Ultimate plugin for deleting a post automatically 300+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #15 6 too high 22 
Delete Unscaled Images 900+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↑1 6 too high 23 
Index WP Users For Speed 1K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #21 2 too high 24 Users Bulk Delete With Preview 100+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #9 15 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.