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

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 “ip blocker”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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 & Country Blocker Lite shows at wp.org #7 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 300+ 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

Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner places #7 on merit, 4.7★ from 1667 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #1 2 IP Location Block 10K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #2 3 IP2Location Country Blocker 30K+ · 4.1★ (128) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463) wp.org #9 ↑9 5 too low 5 WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (759) wp.org #10 ↑5 5 too low 6 Proxy & VPN Blocker 1K+ · 3.8★ (33) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 Complianz GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent Banner 1M+ · 4.7★ (1667) wp.org #20 ↓3 13 too low 8 Trace My IP – Visitor IP Tracker, Stats Analytics & Page Views Counter with Email Alerts 1K+ · 4.5★ (21) wp.org #8 9 Country Access Blocker 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too high 10 Advanced Country Blocker 2K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #11 ↓2 1 too low 11 Easy IP Blocker 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 ↑1 8 too high 12 Fraud Prevention For WooCommerce and EDD 4K+ · 3.7★ (23) wp.org #24 ↓3 12 too low 13 WorkflowDone Geo Blocker 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #16 ↓3 3 too low 14 Zaygl IP blocker and anti-DDoS 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too high 15 GranTech IP Firewall for AbuseIPDB 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 CrowdSec 2K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓5 5 too low 17 IP & Country Blocker Lite 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 10 too high 18 IP Address Approval 100+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #14 ↑9 4 too high 19 Geo Blocker – Control Site Access by Region and IP 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓3 2 too high 20 Registration Email Blocker 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 Invalid Traffic Blocker 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Polar Mass Advanced IP Blocker 100+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #23 ↓4 1 too low 23 S Smart Country Blocker 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 Anti Fake Orders & IP Blocker 300+ · 1.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓4 9 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.