wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “login menu”
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 menu”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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 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
Login rebuilder shows at wp.org #12 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 20K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Custom Login Page Customizer places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 476 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) heavy footprint
wp.org #1 2 
WPS Hide Login 2M+ · 4.8★ (2111)
wp.org #2 3 
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
Temporary Login Without Password 90K+ · 5.0★ (1549)
wp.org #7 ↑6 3 too low 5 
Responsive Menu – Mobile Menu & Hamburger Menu Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (574)
wp.org #6 1 too low 6 
Login or Logout Menu Item 20K+ · 4.8★ (23) thin reviews
wp.org #3 3 too high 7 
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) not PHP-currentheavy footprint
wp.org #8 ↑3 1 too low 8 
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423)
wp.org #13 ↑7 5 too low 9 
Login Logout Menu 20K+ · 5.0★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Custom Login Page Customizer 50K+ · 4.9★ (476)
wp.org #16 ↓1 6 too low 11 
Theme My Login 50K+ · 3.7★ (460)
wp.org #10 ↓3 1 too high 12 
Login & Register Customizer – Forms, Popup, Profile & WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.8★ (254)
wp.org #14 ↓2 2 too low 13 
Float menu – awesome floating side menu 30K+ · 4.4★ (41)
wp.org #9 4 too high 14 
Login as User: See the Site as Any User 30K+ · 4.8★ (41)
wp.org #11 ↑11 3 too high 15 
Login With Ajax – Fast Logins, 2FA, Redirects 10K+ · 4.6★ (167)
wp.org #17 2 too low 16 
Clean Login 5K+ · 4.7★ (144)
wp.org #18 2 too low 17 
LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer 200K+ · 4.8★ (1077) not PHP-current
wp.org #22 ↓12 5 too low 18 
Custom Login Page Customizer 80K+ · 4.8★ (410) not PHP-current
wp.org #23 ↓7 5 too low 19 
Simple Floating Menu 10K+ · 5.0★ (38)
wp.org #21 ↓2 2 too low 20 
When Last Login 40K+ · 4.7★ (37)
wp.org #19 ↓5 1 too high 21 
Sidebar Login 9K+ · 4.5★ (78)
wp.org #24 3 too low 22 L Login rebuilder 20K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #12 10 too high 23 
WP Last Login 10K+ · 3.8★ (26)
wp.org #15 8 too high 24 
FluentAuth – Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login 10K+ · 4.1★ (35)
wp.org #20 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.