wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “login log”

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 “login log”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

FluentAuth – Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login shows at wp.org #13 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.1★ average from 35 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5040) wp.org #1 2

WP Activity Log 300K+ · 4.7★ (490) wp.org #4 ↓2 2 too low 3

Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ · 4.8★ (1489) wp.org #5 ↓2 2 too low 4

Simple Login Log 5K+ · 4.5★ (27) wp.org #2 ↑2 2 too high 5

Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes 200K+ · 4.3★ (74) wp.org #3 ↑3 2 too high 6

WPS Hide Login 2M+ · 4.8★ (2111) wp.org #7 1 too low 7

Temporary Login Without Password 90K+ · 5.0★ (1550) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too low 8

Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9

Force Login 30K+ · 4.8★ (101) wp.org #9 ↑7 1 too high 11

Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528) wp.org #12 ↓3 1 too low 12

LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect) 80K+ · 4.8★ (503) wp.org #14 ↓1 2 too low 13

Theme My Login 50K+ · 3.7★ (460) wp.org #15 ↓5 2 too low 14

WPS Limit Login 100K+ · 4.9★ (83) wp.org #16 ↓2 2 too low 15

All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #8 7 too high 16

Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #23 4 too low 20

FluentAuth – Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login 10K+ · 4.1★ (35) wp.org #13 ↑7 8 too high 22

User Login History 10K+ · 4.6★ (29) wp.org #20 ↓5 2 too high 23 L Login rebuilder 20K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too high 24

Entryway – WP Login & Logout Redirect 6K+ · 4.8★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓2 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.