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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “ldap directory”

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 “ldap directory”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 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

Campus Directory – Faculty, Staff & Student Directory Plugin for WordPress shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 80+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Rublon Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) places #9 on merit, 4.2★ from 88 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration 4K+ · 4.9★ (211) wp.org #1 2 Active Directory/LDAP Integration for Cloud & Shared Hosting Platforms 40+ · 4.9★ (39) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Next Active Directory Integration 2K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Staff/Employee Business Directory for Active Directory 10+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Employee Directory – Staff & Team Directory 100+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Authorizer 6K+ · 5.0★ (20) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 O OneLogin SAML SSO 7K+ · 4.4★ (14) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 A authLdap 4K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Rublon Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) 400+ · 4.2★ (88) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too low 10 Employee Spotlight – Team Member Showcase & Meet the Team Plugin 300+ · 4.7★ (31) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 too low 11 S Simple LDAP Login 1K+ · 4.3★ (18) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 WP Document Revisions 2K+ · 3.7★ (23) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 too low 13 W wpDirAuth 500+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Login by Auth0 10K+ · 3.1★ (18) wp.org #21 7 too low 15 Shibboleth 3K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 W WPMU Ldap Authentication 50+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 LDAP Staff Directory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 Employee Directory – Staff Directory and Listing 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too high 19 User and Login Management 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 6 too high 20 S Sanch MultiDomain LDAP Auth for Active Directory — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Signclave – SSO for SAML and LDAP — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↑4 5 too high 22 Campus Directory – Faculty, Staff & Student Directory Plugin for WordPress 80+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #12 10 too high 23 Headless SSO Plugin for WP 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 1 too high 24 S Shibboleth With LDAP Authorization 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 4 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.