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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tor blocker”

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 “tor blocker”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20. 2 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

Fense Block Vpn & Proxy shows at wp.org #6 but places #10 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 70+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Proxy & VPN Blocker 1K+ · 3.8★ (33) wp.org #1 2 FAZ Cookie Manager 3K+ · 5.0★ (30) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 VPN Guard – Block VPN, Proxy, Bots & Anonymous Visitors 200+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4 Country Block – Ultimate Geo-Blocker, IP Ban & Login Security 100+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #3 ↓1 1 too high 5 V VigilanTor 400+ · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #14 ↓1 9 too low 6 Yeasin Geo-Blocker 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 ↑6 2 too high 7 Activity Guard – Security Scanner, Activity Log with IP blocking 30+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 8 too low 8 GranTech IP Firewall for AbuseIPDB 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓2 9 IP Address Approval 100+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #7 ↑5 2 too high 10 Fense Block Vpn & Proxy 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↓1 4 too high 11 SentraIP 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Witen Blocker – Block AI Crawlers, Limit Login Attempts & 2FA — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 Predax Security – VPN, Proxy, Tor, Bot Blocker & Firewall — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓3 3 too high 14 Honeypot Guard – Silent Anti-Spam 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓3 3 too high 15 IPScanner – Block Bots, VPNs & Proxies — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 ZeroBot Security – Login Protection, Firewall & Bot Blocker — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↑3 3 too high 17 DadsFam AntiSpam 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 SpoofLens Fraud Check — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 PureGuard — Bot Protection & Performance — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓3 1 too low 20 T Thessley Security Hardening — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓3 3 too high 21 Tor Blocker by Inazo 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓3

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.