wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “logout link”
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 link”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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
Barmaton Quick Admin Logout shows at wp.org #6 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 70+ 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.
Buried gem
All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 1720 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Inactive Logout 10K+ · 4.8★ (106)
wp.org #1 2 
User Menus – Nav Menu Visibility 80K+ · 5.0★ (1281)
wp.org #5 3 too low 3 
Login or Logout Menu Item 20K+ · 4.8★ (23) thin reviews
wp.org #2 1 too high 4 
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423)
wp.org #8 4 too low 5 
Login Logout Menu 20K+ · 5.0★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #3 2 too high 6 
User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ · 4.7★ (738)
wp.org #10 4 too low 7 
Loggedin – Session Manager, Limit Concurrent Logins & Force Logout 8K+ · 4.9★ (112)
wp.org #7 8 
Clean Login 5K+ · 4.7★ (144)
wp.org #9 1 too low 9 
UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP 20K+ · 4.7★ (183)
wp.org #11 2 too low 10 
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312)
wp.org #15 5 too low 11 All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720)
wp.org #18 7 too low 12 
Entryway – WP Login & Logout Redirect 6K+ · 4.8★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #4 8 too high 13 
Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #14 1 too low 14 
WP User Manager – Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile Builder & Member Directory 10K+ · 4.7★ (350) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #16 2 too low 15 
Theme My Login 50K+ · 3.7★ (460)
wp.org #20 5 too low 16 
Sky Login Redirect 2K+ · 4.7★ (24) thin reviews
wp.org #12 4 too high 17 
FluentAuth – Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login 10K+ · 4.1★ (35)
wp.org #13 4 too high 18 
Login as User: See the Site as Any User 30K+ · 4.8★ (41)
wp.org #22 4 too low 19 
Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes 200K+ · 4.3★ (74)
wp.org #21 2 too low 20 
WP Cassify 900+ · 5.0★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #17 3 too high 21 
All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35)
wp.org #19 2 too high 22 
Ocean Extra 400K+ · 3.3★ (67)
wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Barmaton Quick Admin Logout 70+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #6 17 too high 24 
Menu Option 100+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.