wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “profile remove”
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 “profile remove”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
User Profile Picture – Custom Local Avatars 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 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings places #7 on merit, 4.8★ from 7520 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ · 4.7★ (738)
wp.org #1 2 
Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445)
wp.org #2 3 
Five Star Business Profile and Schema 7K+ · 4.8★ (52)
wp.org #3 ↑1 4 
User Profile Picture 40K+ · 4.6★ (59)
wp.org #4 ↓1 5 
BP Profile Search 5K+ · 5.0★ (71)
wp.org #5 6 
Remove Dashboard Access 30K+ · 4.6★ (78)
wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7520)
wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too low 8 
ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities 5K+ · 4.6★ (236)
wp.org #10 2 too low 9 
User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (832)
wp.org #15 6 too low 10 
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ · 4.7★ (41)
wp.org #9 1 too high 11 
UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP 20K+ · 4.7★ (183)
wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12 
WP User Manager – Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile Builder & Member Directory 10K+ · 4.7★ (350)
wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too low 13 
User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission 20K+ · 4.1★ (537)
wp.org #16 ↑8 3 too low 14 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231)
wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15 
Post to Google My Business (Google Business Profile) 10K+ · 4.9★ (159)
wp.org #19 4 too low 16 
Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ · 4.9★ (447)
wp.org #23 7 too low 17 
User Role Editor 700K+ · 4.5★ (288)
wp.org #22 ↓1 5 too low 18 
Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510)
wp.org #24 ↓2 6 too low 19 
ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content 100K+ · 3.1★ (938)
wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too low 20 
Profile & Dashboard fields [Modify/Disable/Remove] 200+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #11 ↑1 9 too high 21 User Profile Picture – Custom Local Avatars 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #6 ↑1 15 too high 22 
Gravatar Enhanced – Avatars, Profiles, and Privacy 100K+ · 5.0★ (3) host-installed base thin reviews
wp.org #8 14 too high 23 
Custom Profile Picture – Replace Gravatar with Your Own Images 300+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↓1 11 too high 24 B bbp profile information 100+ · 4.2★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓1 6 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.