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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “display ip”

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 “display ip”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 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

IP Locator shows at wp.org #5 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 500+ 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

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) places #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 423 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 Server IP & Memory Usage Display 20K+ · 4.9★ (40) wp.org #3 4 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #8 ↓2 4 too low 5 TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation 400K+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too low 6 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #10 ↑2 4 too low 7 Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 I IP Based Login 500+ · 4.9★ (23) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too high 9 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 User IP and Location 3K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #4 ↑1 6 too high 11 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #23 ↓1 12 too low 12 Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ · 4.2★ (1012) wp.org #17 ↑2 5 too low 13 Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (397) wp.org #24 ↓4 11 too low 14 Redirection 2M+ · 4.4★ (703) wp.org #18 ↑3 4 too low 15 Loginizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1033) wp.org #21 ↓4 6 too low 16 Current Year, Symbols and IP Shortcode 10K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #7 ↑1 9 too high 17 Login Lockdown & Protection 100K+ · 4.3★ (61) wp.org #20 ↓4 3 too low 18 Version Info – Server Health Monitor, PHP & MySQL Version Display, Environment Indicators 10K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #22 ↓4 4 too low 19 affiliate-toolkit – Multi-Network Affiliate & Amazon Product Display 2K+ · 4.5★ (22) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Show IP address 900+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #12 ↓1 8 too high 21 S Show Visitor IP 300+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #9 12 too high 22 IP Locator 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 ↓1 17 too high 23 GranTech IP Firewall for AbuseIPDB 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 7 too high 24 MySQL version display 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓6 5 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.