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

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 shift detection”, 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

Chatwoot Client Portal by ICT Shift shows at wp.org #5 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 30+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Statify places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 51 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 wp.org
1 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #1 2 OMGF | GDPR/DSGVO Compliant, Faster Google Fonts. Easy. 300K+ · 4.7★ (213) wp.org #2 3 WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (758) wp.org #3 4 If-So Dynamic Content – Elementor & All Page Builders Personalization 7K+ · 4.7★ (92) wp.org #4 5 oopspam Anti-Spam: Spam Protection for WordPress Forms & Comments (No CAPTCHA) 6K+ · 4.9★ (51) wp.org #8 ↓2 3 too low 6 Invisible Anti-Spam & CAPTCHA — reCAPTCHA Alternative for All Forms 4K+ · 4.8★ (50) wp.org #10 4 too low 7 Version Info – Server Health Monitor, PHP & MySQL Version Display, Environment Indicators 10K+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 404 Solution 10K+ · 4.9★ (44) wp.org #15 ↓4 7 too low 9 Easy Optimizer – PageSpeed, Cache & Core Web Vitals (Unused CSS, Delay JS, Lazy Load) 1K+ · 4.6★ (18) wp.org #9 10 EasyFonts – Host Google Fonts Locally, Fast & Auto-Optimize, GDPR Compliant 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #6 ↑1 4 too high 11 Statify 100K+ · 4.8★ (51) wp.org #19 8 too low 12 VigIA – AI Visibility, Analytics & Control 2K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #17 ↑1 5 too low 13 BerqWP – All-In-One Optimization for Core Web Vitals, Cache, CDN, Images, CSS & JavaScript 4K+ · 4.3★ (54) wp.org #21 ↓1 8 too low 14 App for Cloudflare® 1K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #12 2 too high 15 Right Click Ban – Disable Right Click & Content Copy Protection 400+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #11 ↑2 4 too high 16 Secure MCP Server for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI Agents 8K+ · 5.0★ (10) wp.org #22 ↓1 6 too low 17 EventAdmin – Volunteer Management 50+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 ↑1 3 too high 18 Chatwoot Client Portal by ICT Shift 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 13 too high 19 WebChange Detector: Visual Regression Testing & Visual Checks After Updates 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too high 20 Lynbro Cookie Consent 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑1 7 too high 21 Kitgenix CAPTCHA for Cloudflare Turnstile 700+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Login Delay Shield 70+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 eDarpan: Website Protection 200+ · 3.8★ (5) wp.org #18 ↓2 5 too high 24 A atshift IP Blocker — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24

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.