wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “sso widget”

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 “sso widget”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Headless SSO Plugin for WP shows at wp.org #8 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Nextend Social Login and Register places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 446 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 signals wp.org

SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login 10K+ · 4.9★ (402) wp.org #1 2

OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #2 3

Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration 4K+ · 4.9★ (211) wp.org #5 2 too low 4

SAML IDP (Identity Provider) – Login with Website Users 600+ · 4.8★ (62) wp.org #7 3 too low 5

Nextend Social Login and Register 200K+ · 4.9★ (446) wp.org #20 14 too low 7

All-in-One Microsoft 365 & Entra ID / Azure AD SSO Login 600+ · 3.9★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #3 4 too high 8

DoLogin Security 7K+ · 4.5★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #6 2 too high 9

Disqus Comment System 30K+ · 2.7★ (219) wp.org #12 3 too low 10

Comments – GraphComment | AI-Moderated Comment System 400+ · 4.7★ (30) wp.org #18 ↑1 8 too low 11

Cloud SAML SSO – Single Sign On Login 80+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #4 7 too high 12

Page and Post Restriction 1K+ · 4.3★ (16) thin reviews wp.org #13 1 too low 13

Memberful – Membership Plugin 900+ · 4.7★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↑1 2 too low 14

Memberstack – Member Management & Content Protection 90+ · 5.0★ (24) thin reviews wp.org #24 10 too low 15

Vuukle – Comments, Reactions, Quizzes, Share Bar & Ad Revenue 200+ · 4.1★ (35) wp.org #22 7 too low 16

RTMKit for Elementor – Modular Addons, Widgets, Templates, Icon Library, GSAP Animations, MCP & Store Ready 40K+ · 2.7★ (16) thin reviews wp.org #11 5 too high 17

RumbleTalk Group Chat for Communities & Live Events 600+ · 3.4★ (21) thin reviews wp.org #17 18

Headless SSO Plugin for WP 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #8 11 too high 20

Sleekplan – User Feedback, Roadmap & Changelog 10+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21

Gatey – Login & SSO with Amazon Cognito 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #14 7 too high 22

by Descope 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #23 24

Learnworlds-SSO 200+ · 3.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 ↓1 8 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.