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

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 “siem”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 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 it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Buried gem

WP Activity Log places #3 on merit, 4.7★ from 490 reviews, but shows at wp.org #12. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Login Armor 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #1 2 Activity Log Pro – User Activity Log, Audit Log & Security Monitor 400+ · 5.0★ (15) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 WP Activity Log 300K+ · 4.7★ (490) wp.org #12 ↓1 9 too low 4 Vulnity Security 40+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Activity Guard – Security Scanner, Activity Log with IP blocking 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 PowerSEC – Firewall, Malware Scanner, Login Security & Backup 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↑1 2 too high 7 Beziworld – Activity Log — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Folio Drawbridge — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Anti-Hacker – Security Plugin 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 PB4Host Security — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 ncdLabs Site Access Policies — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Compliance Audit Trail & Evidence Logger — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 HappyFenceNG Total Enterprise Security — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 Logify – Activity Log, Audit Log, Event Log & User Activity Tracking 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 H HIPAA Compliance Helper for Contact Form 7 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 SteadWeave Companion — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 ArchivioMD — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 Wallet Up Login Customizer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 HandL AI Connector Access Control — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 SignDocs Brasil — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 BaseCloud Shield 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 T TAF plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 M METAR plugin 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23

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.