wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “edit user”
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 “edit user”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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
WP Edit Username shows at wp.org #5 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 913 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
User Role Editor 700K+ · 4.5★ (288)
wp.org #1 2 
Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281)
wp.org #2 ↑1 3 
User Switching 200K+ · 4.9★ (238)
wp.org #3 ↓1 4 
User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ · 4.7★ (738)
wp.org #4 5 
User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (832)
wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 
Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445)
wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 
WP User Manager – Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile Builder & Member Directory 10K+ · 4.7★ (350)
wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 
User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ · 5.0★ (1281)
wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too low 9 
User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission 20K+ · 4.1★ (537)
wp.org #10 ↑11 1 too low 10 
Login as User: See the Site as Any User 30K+ · 4.8★ (41)
wp.org #8 ↑3 2 too high 11 
Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259)
wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 User Submitted Posts – Enable Users to Submit Posts from the Front End 10K+ · 4.8★ (913)
wp.org #24 12 too low 13 
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ · 4.7★ (41)
wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too high 14 
New User Approve 20K+ · 4.3★ (131)
wp.org #14 ↓1 15 
Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228)
wp.org #23 8 too low 16 
Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (53)
wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 
Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ · 4.2★ (1012)
wp.org #18 ↑2 1 too low 18 
Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70)
wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too low 19 WP Edit Username 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #5 14 too high 20 
User Access Manager 10K+ · 4.4★ (112)
wp.org #20 ↓2 21 
Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles – WP Sheet Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↓2 9 too high 22 
WPFront User Role Editor 30K+ · 4.5★ (65)
wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23 
ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content 100K+ · 3.1★ (938)
wp.org #22 ↓3 1 too high 24 
Edit Flow 4K+ · 4.2★ (50)
wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.