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

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 “logout button”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Floating Button – Easily Create Sticky, Fixed & Floating Buttons shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 4K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 15 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 1281 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Inactive Logout 10K+ · 4.8★ (106) wp.org #1 2

User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ · 4.7★ (738) wp.org #5 2 too low 4

Chatway Live Chat – AI Chatbot, Customer Support, FAQ & Helpdesk Customer Service & Chat Buttons 30K+ · 5.0★ (775) wp.org #7 3 too low 5

Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) wp.org #10 4 too low 7

Loggedin – Session Manager, Limit Concurrent Logins & Force Logout 8K+ · 4.9★ (112) wp.org #8 1 too low 8

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #12 4 too low 9

Button Generator – Easily Create Custom Buttons with Icons and Analytics 4K+ · 4.3★ (18) thin reviews wp.org #4 5 too high 10

User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ · 5.0★ (1281) wp.org #21 11 too low 11

Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #15 4 too low 12

All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #17 5 too low 13

LoginWP (Formerly Peter's Login Redirect) 80K+ · 4.8★ (503) wp.org #20 7 too low 14

LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer 200K+ · 4.8★ (1077) wp.org #23 9 too low 15

WP Activity Log 300K+ · 4.7★ (490) wp.org #19 4 too low 16

RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login 7K+ · 4.5★ (459) wp.org #22 5 too low 18

User Login History 10K+ · 4.6★ (29) wp.org #18 1 too high 20

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

Floating Button – Easily Create Sticky, Fixed & Floating Buttons 4K+ · 3.0★ (15) thin reviews wp.org #6 15 too high 22

WP Logout Redirect 400+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #9 13 too high 23

Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder 10K+ · 3.7★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #11 12 too high 24

Smart Logout Redirect 200+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #16 8 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.