wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “logon”

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 “logon”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 8 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

nxtAuth shows at wp.org #18 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — 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 signals wp.org

Affiliates Manager 8K+ · 4.1★ (61) wp.org #1 2

Remita Woocommerce Payment Plugin 80+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #2 3 P PrestaShop Integration 90+ · 4.6★ (13) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #8 5 too low 4

RapID Secure Login 10+ · 4.3★ (4) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #4 5

AATI WP Finetuning 30+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placementstale but ranked wp.org #3 2 too high 6

R3DF Dashboard Language Switcher 200+ · 4.1★ (9) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 10 too low 7

Remita Easy Digital Downloads Payment Plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewslow rating, top placementstale but ranked wp.org #5 2 too high 8

Block Collections — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #7 1 too high 9

2ConnectMe – Video Chat, Screen Share & Stripe Payments 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #6 3 too high 10 W Whitelist IP For Limit Login Attempts 500+ · 3.8★ (5) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 4 too low 11 F Force Members Logon 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #9 2 too high 12

PayM8 Gateway 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 2 too high 13 W WP Vanilla Connect 10+ · 4.0★ (4) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #20 7 too low 14

Optty 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #11 3 too high 15 F Front End Login and Register — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 3 too high 16

LH Membership Numbers 10+ · 3.7★ (3) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #17 1 too low 17

Tomek Members Only Reloaded — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 4 too high 18

LH Assign Role On Logon — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 3 too high 19 S Superadmin Helper 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #19 20 P PayPro Global Payment Gateway for PremiumPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #21 1 too low 21

cua-backup-restore — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #22 1 too low 22 S SMF Bridge 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #23 1 too low 23 N nxtAuth — · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #18 5 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.