wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “endpoint manager”

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 “endpoint manager”, 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

WPBuoy Endpoint Manager shows at wp.org #18 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ 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 signals wp.org

Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #1 2

Download Manager 90K+ · 4.1★ (1006) wp.org #3 1 too low 3

GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155) wp.org #2 1 too high 4

Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #6 2 too low 5

WP Job Manager 70K+ · 4.4★ (237) wp.org #4 1 too high 6

Permalink Manager Lite 100K+ · 4.8★ (176) wp.org #7 ↓2 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

FAZ Cookie Manager 3K+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #5 ↑2 3 too high 9

File Manager 10K+ · 4.3★ (202) wp.org #8 ↑4 1 too high 10

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #13 ↑7 3 too low 11

The Events Calendar 600K+ · 4.2★ (2461) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12

FluentSnippets – High-Performance Code Snippets, Header & Footer Code, Custom CSS & PHP Code Manager 50K+ · 4.7★ (78) wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too high 13

Checkout Field Editor (Checkout Manager) for WooCommerce 400K+ · 4.9★ (1056) wp.org #17 ↓7 4 too low 14

License Manager for WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.6★ (147) wp.org #11 3 too high 15

PixelYourSite – Your smart PIXEL (TAG) & API Manager 400K+ · 4.3★ (281) wp.org #12 ↑6 3 too high 16

WCFM – Frontend Manager for WooCommerce 20K+ · 4.5★ (286) wp.org #16 17

Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar 7K+ · 4.5★ (167) wp.org #20 ↓5 3 too low 18

Debug Log Manager – Conveniently Monitor and Inspect Errors 10K+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too high 19

Advanced Cron Manager – debug & control 30K+ · 4.7★ (39) wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20

Digital License Manager 800+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #19 ↓3 1 too high 21

WP Plugin Manager – Deactivate plugins per page 3K+ · 4.4★ (23) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23

Security.txt Manager 700+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24

WPBuoy Endpoint Manager 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓1 6 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.