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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “rename admin”

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 “rename admin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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 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

Admin login URL Change shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 1525 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 wp.org
1 Phoenix Media Rename 50K+ · 4.7★ (75) wp.org #1 2 Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Media File Renamer: Rename Images & Files for SEO (AI-Powered) 40K+ · 4.6★ (447) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Loginizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1033) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) 3M+ · 4.9★ (8869) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too low 6 View Admin As 9K+ · 4.9★ (49) wp.org #6 7 WP Custom Admin Interface 30K+ · 4.7★ (160) wp.org #7 8 Rename wp-admin login 9K+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #20 11 too low 10 Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 Rename Media Files: Improve Your SEO 8K+ · 4.8★ (40) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12 WPS Hide Login 2M+ · 4.8★ (2111) wp.org #21 9 too low 13 Protect WP Admin 10K+ · 3.6★ (50) wp.org #11 2 too high 14 White Label – WordPress Custom Admin, Custom Login Page, and Custom Dashboard 10K+ · 5.0★ (21) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer 6K+ · 4.3★ (109) wp.org #17 2 too low 16 Rename Taxonomies by WebMan 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 8 too high 17 Media Library Tools – AI-Powered Rename, Clean & CSV Import/Export 2K+ · 4.7★ (14) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Alt Magic: AI Image Alt Text Generator for WP & Image Rename 2K+ · 5.0★ (19) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 Bottom Admin Toolbar 1K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 Admin login URL Change 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↓1 10 too high 21 Double Youpï Refined Admin Dashboard – Admin Theme with Dark Mode & Media Folders 70+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 SiteGuard WP Plugin 600K+ · 4.3★ (15) wp.org #16 6 too high 23 Media Rename — OrbitStem 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Slug Search and Admin Columns 200+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.