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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “multiple accounts”

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 “multiple accounts”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 7 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 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

Advanced Accounts for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #12 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 12 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

User Switching places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 238 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Site Kit by Google – Analytics, Search Console, AdSense, Speed 5M+ · 4.2★ (1012) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4358) wp.org #2 ↓1 3 Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #6 ↑9 2 too low 5 Co-Authors, Multiple Authors and Guest Authors in an Author Box with PublishPress Authors 20K+ · 4.9★ (114) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #11 ↓3 5 too low 7 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322) wp.org #8 ↑3 1 too low 8 Address Book & Multiple Shipping for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #3 5 too high 9 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 Modular DS: Monitor, update, and backup multiple websites 40K+ · 5.0★ (133) wp.org #15 ↑1 5 too low 11 WP Frontend Delete Account 4K+ · 4.6★ (27) wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too high 12 User Switching 200K+ · 4.9★ (238) wp.org #22 ↑1 10 too low 13 Wishlist for WooCommerce: Multiple Wishlists per Customer 2K+ · 4.9★ (53) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too low 14 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #23 ↑1 9 too low 15 SysBasics Customize My Account for WooCommerce – Live My Account Customizer 7K+ · 4.2★ (33) wp.org #7 ↓1 8 too high 16 Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, Appointments and more! 60K+ · 4.2★ (551) wp.org #21 ↓2 5 too low 17 WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ · 2.9★ (583) wp.org #9 8 too high 18 WPZOOM Social Feed Widget & Block 50K+ · 4.3★ (51) wp.org #20 ↓2 2 too low 19 Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #24 5 too low 20 WP Post Author – Author Box, Multiple Authors, Guest Authors & Custom Avatars 10K+ · 4.2★ (22) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 WebFacing™ – Email Accounts management for cPanel® 100+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #13 ↓6 8 too high 22 Block User Account 1K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #18 ↓4 4 too high 23 One Email, Multiple Users 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↑4 6 too high 24 Advanced Accounts for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 12 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.