wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “oauth client”

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 “oauth client”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP shows at wp.org #8 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 10K+ 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

Easy Social Feed – All In One Social Feed Plugin for WordPress places #10 on merit, 4.6★ from 502 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #1 2

WP OAuth Server ( Login with WordPress ) 1K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #2 3

FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410) wp.org #4 1 too low 4

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #7 3 too low 5

WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (199) wp.org #6 1 too low 6

Easy MCP AI – Connect Claude to WordPress: MCP Server for ChatGPT & AI Agents 30K+ · 4.9★ (16) thin reviews wp.org #3 3 too high 7

Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186) wp.org #9 ↑2 2 too low 8

WP OAuth Server (OAuth Authentication) 3K+ · 3.8★ (41) wp.org #5 3 too high 9

Gmail SMTP 10K+ · 4.1★ (103) wp.org #11 ↓3 2 too low 10

Easy Social Feed – All In One Social Feed Plugin for WordPress 30K+ · 4.6★ (502) wp.org #20 ↑1 10 too low 11

GSheetConnector – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save CF7 Entries to Database 40K+ · 4.4★ (129) wp.org #16 5 too low 12

Enable Abilities for MCP 5K+ · 5.0★ (17) thin reviews wp.org #10 2 too high 13

Social Media Auto Poster – Schedule & Publish to Buffer 7K+ · 4.5★ (125) wp.org #17 4 too low 14

JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs 10K+ · 4.4★ (74) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15

Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↑1 7 too high 16

Secure MCP Server for Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI Agents 8K+ · 5.0★ (10) thin reviews wp.org #13 4 too high 18

Zoho Mail for WordPress 20K+ · 3.7★ (42) wp.org #24 ↓2 6 too low 19

Agent Abilities for MCP – Connect Claude and ChatGPT with Permission Controls and Audit Log 800+ · 4.8★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #15 4 too high 20

Flex MCP – Connect ChatGPT, Claude and AI agents with MCP, Undo, Abilities and Tools. 900+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21

ووسلام – همگام سازی ووکامرس و باسلام 6K+ · 4.3★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #14 7 too high 22

Bit CRM: Sales CRM Manage Lead, Contact, Deal, Invoice, Client Portal & Collect Payment 300+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #23 1 too low 23

PressedMail – Email Client, Inbox & Webmail 100+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓2 5 too high 24

DriveHub – Google Drive Integration | File Manager, Image Gallery & Media Library 100+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↓2 2 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.