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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “google sso”

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 “google sso”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Headless SSO Plugin for WP shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 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.

Buried gem

WPSSO Core – Complete Schema Markup and Meta Tags places #9 on merit, 4.6★ from 306 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 wp.org
1 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #1 2 SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login 10K+ · 4.9★ (402) wp.org #2 3 Login for Google Apps by WPAuth 10K+ · 4.6★ (64) wp.org #3 4 Loginizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1033) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ · 4.9★ (446) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too low 6 Log in with Google 6K+ · 4.6★ (17) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 Disqus Comment System 30K+ · 2.7★ (219) wp.org #7 8 AJAX Login and Registration modal popup + inline form 3K+ · 4.7★ (120) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too low 9 WPSSO Core – Complete Schema Markup and Meta Tags 4K+ · 4.6★ (306) wp.org #22 ↑1 13 too low 10 DoLogin Security 7K+ · 4.5★ (13) wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too high 11 miniOrange Embed Files for SharePoint/OneDrive 700+ · 5.0★ (41) wp.org #20 ↑1 9 too low 12 Memberful – Membership Plugin 1K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange 10K+ · 4.6★ (356) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Prevent Files / Folders Access 1K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #19 ↑1 5 too low 15 WPSSO Google Merchant Feed XML 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 9 too high 16 WPSSO Schema Product Metadata for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too high 17 Authorizer 6K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 WP Login and Register using JWT 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too high 19 Cloud SAML SSO – Single Sign On Login 80+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 too high 20 WPSSO Commerce Manager Catalog Feed XML 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too low 21 Headless SSO Plugin for WP 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑2 11 too high 22 Twelve Legs Marketing SSO 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 4 too high 23 WPSSO Schema Organization and Place Manager 300+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too high 24 Gatey – Login & SSO with Amazon Cognito 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑1 7 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.