wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “disable login”

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

Disable Login Language Selector shows at wp.org #3 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 3221 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5040) wp.org #1 2

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869) wp.org #8 5 too low 4

Temporary Login Without Password 90K+ · 5.0★ (1550) wp.org #9 5 too low 5

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #11 6 too low 6

Force Login 30K+ · 4.8★ (101) wp.org #10 4 too low 7

All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #5 2 too high 8

Disable Bloat for WordPress & WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.8★ (100) wp.org #12 4 too low 9

Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #22 13 too low 10

Theme My Login 50K+ · 3.7★ (460) wp.org #13 2 too low 12

Disable User Login 6K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #4 8 too high 13 L Login rebuilder 20K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #6 7 too high 14

All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #24 10 too low 15

Disable Login Language Selector 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #3 12 too high 16

Clean Login 5K+ · 4.7★ (144) wp.org #21 5 too low 17

Disable Everything 30K+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #7 10 too high 18

Vigilant – 100% Free Security Suite: Firewall, 2FA, Login, Headers, Scanner… 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #15 3 too high 19

FluentAuth – Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login 10K+ · 4.1★ (35) wp.org #16 5 too high 22

Melapress Login Security 3K+ · 4.8★ (20) thin reviews wp.org #23 1 too low 23

Simply Disable Comments 8K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #17 6 too high 24

Speedx – Disable Login Verification Required Emails for Wordfence 200+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews 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.