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

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 login”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Login rebuilder shows at wp.org #16 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 20K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 334 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5038) heavy footprint wp.org #1 2

Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ · 4.8★ (1488) wp.org #2 3

Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27) wp.org #3 4

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869) wp.org #11 ↑1 6 too low 6

LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect) 80K+ · 4.8★ (503) wp.org #10 4 too low 7

IP Location Block 10K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #5 2 too high 8

WPS Limit Login 100K+ · 4.9★ (83) wp.org #8 ↑1 9

All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #12 ↑1 2 too low 11

Theme My Login 50K+ · 3.7★ (460) wp.org #13 ↓2 2 too low 12

Defender Security – Malware Scanner, Login Security & Firewall 80K+ · 4.8★ (334) wp.org #19 ↓1 7 too low 13

Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (397) wp.org #20 ↑1 7 too low 14

All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #7 7 too high 15 I IP Based Login 600+ · 4.9★ (23) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16

When Last Login 40K+ · 4.7★ (37) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17

Loginizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1033) not PHP-current wp.org #22 5 too low 18

FluentAuth – Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login 10K+ · 4.1★ (35) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too high 19

Vigilant – 100% Free Security Suite: Firewall, 2FA, Login, Headers, Scanner… 3K+ · 5.0★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too high 20

Simple Login Log 5K+ · 4.5★ (27) wp.org #21 ↓1 22

Magic Login – Magic Link & Passwordless Authentication for WordPress – Login Without Password 3K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23

Melapress Login Security 3K+ · 4.8★ (20) thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 L Login rebuilder 20K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #16 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.