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

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 auth”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 4 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

Simple REST API Authenticaton with WooCommerce Credentials shows at wp.org #9 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 60+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 JWT Authentication for WP REST API 60K+ · 4.4★ (53) wp.org #1 2 Simple JWT Login – Allows you to use JWT on REST endpoints. 4K+ · 5.0★ (47) wp.org #2 3 JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs 10K+ · 4.4★ (74) wp.org #3 4 JSON API Auth 600+ · 4.7★ (11) wp.org #4 5 TrackShip for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #8 ↑3 3 too low 6 A API Bearer Auth 300+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Contact Form to Any API 8K+ · 5.0★ (28) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too low 8 JSON API User 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #14 6 too low 9 CoCart – Headless REST API for WooCommerce 900+ · 4.9★ (21) wp.org #18 ↑1 9 too low 10 WP OAuth Server (OAuth Authentication) 3K+ · 3.8★ (41) wp.org #21 ↑1 11 too low 11 App Builder – Create Native Android & iOS Apps On The Flight 500+ · 3.9★ (8) wp.org #12 ↑4 1 too low 12 AH JWT Auth 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 6 too high 13 WPRaiz Content API Tool 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #15 2 too low 14 CoCart JWT Authentication 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 ↑1 7 too high 15 Simple JWT Auth – JWT Authentication for WP REST API — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 5 too high 16 HeadlessKey – JWT Auth — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Forms Bridge – Infinite integrations 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 7 too low 18 DIESIS JWT Auth for Cloudflare Access — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Simple REST API Authenticaton with WooCommerce Credentials 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 10 too high 20 JuanMa JWT Auth Pro — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 3 too low 21 Hippoo Auth — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↑1 2 too high 22 Connect WPForm to Any API 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑2 6 too high 23 MIPL CRM/API Integration for Contact Form 7 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too high 24 SMTP for Contact Form 7 1K+ · 4.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↑2 2 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.