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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “single sign on”

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 “single sign on”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Cloud SAML SSO – Single Sign On Login shows at wp.org #4 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 80+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 209 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login 10K+ · 4.9★ (397) wp.org #1 2 OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (324) wp.org #2 3 Loginizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1033) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 Sign-up Sheets 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) 10K+ · 4.9★ (153) wp.org #11 6 too low 6 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2131) wp.org #15 ↓3 9 too low 7 Volunteer Sign Up Sheets 1K+ · 4.9★ (42) wp.org #7 8 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2772) wp.org #17 9 too low 9 WP OAuth Server ( Login with WordPress ) 1K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 SAML SSO Login – Single Sign On 100+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #5 5 too high 11 Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration 4K+ · 4.9★ (209) wp.org #24 13 too low 12 WP OAuth Server (OAuth Authentication) 3K+ · 3.8★ (41) wp.org #9 3 too high 13 SVG Support 1M+ · 4.8★ (356) wp.org #23 ↓5 10 too low 14 Tim's Nextcloud SSO OAuth2 200+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #8 6 too high 15 SAML IDP (Identity Provider) – Login with Website Users 600+ · 4.8★ (62) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too low 16 Cloud SAML SSO – Single Sign On Login 80+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #4 12 too high 17 Signature Add-On for Gravity Forms 1K+ · 3.9★ (21) wp.org #21 ↑2 4 too low 18 S SSO for Entra ID 600+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too high 19 WP Login and Register using JWT 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 All-in-One Microsoft 365 & Entra ID / Azure AD SSO Login 600+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #20 ↑1 21 Single Sign On For TNG 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑1 8 too high 22 Headless SSO Plugin for WP 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 10 too high 23 i4a Single Sign-On 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too high 24 Glow: maintenance & support management for agencies 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑2 2 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.