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

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 “oidc”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 of the top 20. 3 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

by Descope shows at wp.org #12 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 10+ 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

OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #1 2 O OpenID Connect Generic Client 10K+ · 5.0★ (21) thin reviews wp.org #2 3

JWT Authentication for WP REST APIs 10K+ · 4.4★ (74) wp.org #3 4

WP OAuth Server ( Login with WordPress ) 1K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #4 ↑1 5

SAML IDP (Identity Provider) – Login with Website Users 600+ · 4.8★ (62) not PHP-current wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6

Keystone OIDC 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7

QRAuth – Passwordless & Social Login 40+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8

AgeWallet – Age Verification & Age Estimation for WordPress & WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #6 ↑4 2 too high 9 O OpenID Connect Server 200+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 2 too low 10

Open Access SSO 100+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #13 3 too low 11

KP Agent Ready 70+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too high 12

SSO for Microsoft Entra 20+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #14 2 too low 13

Scouting OpenID Connect 30+ · 0.0★ (0) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #10 ↓1 3 too high 14

Casdoor – SSO, OAuth 2.0 & OIDC Login — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #15 1 too low 15

Circumflex Booking 50+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #17 2 too low 16

Dorvis Auth — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #18 2 too low 17

by Descope 10+ · 5.0★ (1) not PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #12 5 too high 18 S Solvian Academy Connect — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #19 1 too low 19

SSO & SAML Login — Azure AD / Entra ID — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #20 1 too low 20

Gatey – Login & SSO with Amazon Cognito 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #16 4 too high 21

Integration with WorkOS 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↑1 22

AgentKey Sign-In for AgentID — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #24

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.