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

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 logout”, 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

Entryway – WP Login & Logout Redirect shows at wp.org #3 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.8★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect) places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 503 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5038) heavy footprint wp.org #1 2

Inactive Logout 10K+ · 4.8★ (106) wp.org #6 3 too low 4

WPForce Logout – WordPress User Login Logout Management Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (66) wp.org #5 1 too low 5

Theme My Login 50K+ · 3.7★ (460) wp.org #7 2 too low 6

LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect) 80K+ · 4.8★ (503) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #13 ↓4 5 too low 9

Clean Login 5K+ · 4.7★ (144) wp.org #10 ↑8 1 too low 10

User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ · 4.7★ (738) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too low 13

LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer 200K+ · 4.8★ (1077) not PHP-current wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too low 14

Entryway – WP Login & Logout Redirect 6K+ · 4.8★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #3 ↑1 11 too high 15

All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #24 8 too low 17

All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #9 ↓1 8 too high 18

Loggedin – Session Manager, Limit Concurrent Logins & Force Logout 8K+ · 4.9★ (112) wp.org #22 4 too low 19

Sidebar Login 9K+ · 4.5★ (78) wp.org #19 20

FluentAuth – Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login 10K+ · 4.1★ (35) wp.org #14 ↑1 6 too high 21

Sky Login Redirect 2K+ · 4.7★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22

User Login History 10K+ · 4.6★ (29) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #16 ↓3 7 too high 24

MembershipWorks Login Connector 800+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #23 1 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.