wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “ip redirection”
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 redirection”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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
All In One Redirection shows at wp.org #6 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.4★ average from 11 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) places #4 on merit, 4.9★ from 8869 reviews, but shows at wp.org #8. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Redirection 2M+ · 4.4★ (703)
wp.org #1 2 
Redirection 100K+ · 5.0★ (419)
wp.org #2 3 
SEO Redirection Plugin – 301 Redirect Manager 10K+ · 4.3★ (73)
wp.org #3 ↑1 4 Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869)
wp.org #8 ↓1 4 too low 5 
404 to 301 – Redirect Manager, 301 Redirection, 404 Error Logs & 404 Monitoring 100K+ · 4.7★ (321)
wp.org #7 ↓2 2 too low 6 
IP2Location Redirection 7K+ · 4.3★ (43)
wp.org #4 ↓1 2 too high 7 
301 Redirects – Redirect Manager 300K+ · 4.7★ (578)
wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 
CF7 Apps – Addons for Contact Form 7 (Honeypot, Database, Redirection, Webhook, etc.) 300K+ · 3.8★ (135)
wp.org #5 3 too high 9 
All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720)
wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too low 10 
SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1268)
wp.org #14 ↓4 4 too low 11 
WP Activity Log 300K+ · 4.7★ (490)
wp.org #13 2 too low 12 
Ultra Addons for Contact Form 7 60K+ · 4.8★ (108)
wp.org #12 ↓1 13 
Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal 40K+ · 4.8★ (398)
wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too low 14 
Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ · 4.9★ (2433)
wp.org #23 9 too low 15 
Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491)
wp.org #18 ↓2 3 too low 16 
Loginizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1033)
wp.org #17 ↑1 1 too low 17 
Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475)
wp.org #20 3 too low 18 All In One Redirection 1K+ · 4.4★ (11) thin reviews
wp.org #6 12 too high 19 
IP2Location Country Blocker 20K+ · 4.1★ (128)
wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 
All 404 Redirect to Homepage 200K+ · 4.1★ (96)
wp.org #22 2 too low 21 
All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35)
wp.org #15 ↑8 6 too high 22 
Extensions For CF7 (Contact form 7 Database, Conditional Fields and Redirection) 5K+ · 4.9★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↑1 11 too high 23 
301 Redirects & 404 Error Log 30K+ · 4.6★ (28)
wp.org #19 ↓2 4 too high 24 
Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #24 ↓4 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.