wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “shared user table”
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 “shared user table”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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
Pricing Table – Block – Show Product or Service Pricing in Table Format shows at wp.org #6 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 1K+ 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
WP Reset places #12 on merit, 4.8★ from 1014 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.
Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445)
wp.org #1 ↑2 2 
Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510)
wp.org #2 3 
User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission 20K+ · 4.1★ (537)
wp.org #3 ↑2 4 
Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259)
wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132)
wp.org #7 2 too low 6 
WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ · 4.8★ (2470)
wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too low 7 
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617)
wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 
Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221)
wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too low 9 
Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5040)
wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too low 10 
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408)
wp.org #8 ↑5 2 too high 11 
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676)
wp.org #12 ↓1 1 too low 12 WP Reset 300K+ · 4.8★ (1014)
wp.org #20 ↓2 8 too low 13 
Product Feed PRO for WooCommerce by AdTribes – Product Feeds for WooCommerce 80K+ · 4.7★ (1072)
wp.org #23 ↓1 10 too low 14 
WP Remote Users Sync 6K+ · 4.9★ (73)
wp.org #14 15 
LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778)
wp.org #22 7 too low 16 
FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410)
wp.org #19 3 too low 17 
YITH WooCommerce Wishlist 400K+ · 3.9★ (262)
wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 
TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #4 14 too high 19 
Bulk Edit and Create User Profiles – WP Sheet Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20 
aBlocks – Gutenberg Blocks, User Dashboard Builder, Popup Builder, Form Builder & Animation Builder 2K+ · 5.0★ (26)
wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Pricing Table – Block – Show Product or Service Pricing in Table Format 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #6 ↑1 15 too high 22 
SCIM User Sync/Provisioning 200+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #17 5 too high 23 
Advanced User Avatar | Custom Profile Picture Uploader for WordPress, WooCommerce, and BuddyPress 300+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #18 5 too high 24 
WP-Orphanage Extended 100+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews
wp.org #21 3 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.