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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “fido2”

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 “fido2”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 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

Multipasskey — Deploy enterprise-level, passwordless security shows at wp.org #6 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its — installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 miniOrange 2FA – Two Factor Authentication for WordPress (OTP, SMS, Email, Google Authenticator) 10K+ · 4.5★ (385) wp.org #1 2 WP-WebAuthn 2K+ · 4.5★ (17) wp.org #2 3 Customize My Account for WooCommerce – Custom Tabs, Login, Registration, 2FA & Design 900+ · 3.4★ (5) wp.org #3 4 Rapls Passkey – Passwordless Login with WebAuthn 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Advanced Passkeys for Secure Login 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Authentry – Face ID, Fingerprint & Passkey Login 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 CS BioLogin – Seamless Biometric Authentication 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 ReportedIP Hive: Firewall, Brute Force Protection, 2FA and Anti-Spam 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Digitrix Labs Passkeys and Email Link Access — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Multipasskey — Deploy enterprise-level, passwordless security — · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 Devch Passkey Login — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 SPIDY 2FA LOGIN — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 K Keyless Login — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 AuthLatch — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Lock and Key — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 Anti-Bot, Anti-Spam & Fraud Protection for WooCommerce – RealNode — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 SR WORKS ArmorPro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Tomevexa Secure Login — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 ASB Smart Flow — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Qrogin QR Widgets — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 Banana Defender – GDPR-Compliant Firewall, Scanner & Virtual Patching for WordPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 VinCSS FIDO2 Login 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 2 too high 23 FIDO-certified Passwordless biometric login 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Beyond Identity Passwordless — · 2.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑1 2 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.