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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “jwt”

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 “jwt”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

CoCart JWT Authentication shows at wp.org #6 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 200+ 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

TrackShip for WooCommerce places #12 on merit, 4.7★ from 52 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 Simple JWT Login – Allows you to use JWT on REST endpoints. 4K+ · 5.0★ (47) wp.org #1 2 JWT Authentication for WP REST API 60K+ · 4.4★ (53) wp.org #2 3 JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs 10K+ · 4.4★ (74) wp.org #3 4 WP OAuth Server ( Login with WordPress ) 1K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Contact Form to Any API 8K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #5 ↑1 6 SAML IDP (Identity Provider) – Login with Website Users 600+ · 4.8★ (62) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 WP Login and Register using JWT 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 JSON API Auth 600+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #8 9 Firebase Authentication 400+ · 4.0★ (20) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 JSON API User 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too low 11 WP OAuth Server (OAuth Authentication) 3K+ · 3.8★ (41) wp.org #15 ↑2 4 too low 12 TrackShip for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #20 ↑2 8 too low 13 GravityWP – CSS Selector 4K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #14 ↑4 1 too low 14 A API Bearer Auth 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #16 2 too low 15 CoCart – Headless REST API for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #22 ↑1 7 too low 16 REST API Guard 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑1 7 too high 17 CoCart JWT Authentication 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↓1 11 too high 18 WPRaiz Content API Tool 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓2 1 too high 19 App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight 500+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 AH JWT Auth 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 8 too high 21 Simple JWT Auth – JWT Authentication for WP REST API — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑2 3 too high 22 MyWorks Sync for WooCommerce & Xero 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #23 ↑1 1 too low 23 Simple REST API Authenticaton with WooCommerce Credentials 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Mux Video Uploader 90+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #21 3 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.