wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “user filter”
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 “user filter”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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
Filter Gallery shows at wp.org #17 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.6★ average from 22 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154)
wp.org #1 2 
User Role Editor 700K+ · 4.5★ (288)
wp.org #2 3 
HUSKY – Products Filter for WooCommerce Professional. MCP is onboard 80K+ · 4.6★ (337)
wp.org #3 4 
User Switching 200K+ · 4.9★ (238)
wp.org #4 5 
Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW 50K+ · 4.8★ (325)
wp.org #5 ↑2 6 
User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (832)
wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 
Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158)
wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too high 8 
Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445)
wp.org #8 ↓2 9 
Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281)
wp.org #10 ↓1 1 too low 10 
Search & Filter 40K+ · 4.5★ (175)
wp.org #9 ↑1 1 too high 11 
Stop User Enumeration 60K+ · 4.9★ (132)
wp.org #12 1 too low 12 
WP User Manager – Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile Builder & Member Directory 10K+ · 4.7★ (350)
wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too low 13 
Portfolio Filter Gallery – Photo Gallery 20K+ · 4.8★ (348)
wp.org #16 ↓2 3 too low 14 
User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission 20K+ · 4.1★ (537)
wp.org #14 ↑9 15 
Blog Filter – Post Grid Filter by Category or Tag 7K+ · 4.9★ (81)
wp.org #11 4 too high 16 
Login as User: See the Site as Any User 30K+ · 4.8★ (41)
wp.org #13 ↑6 3 too high 17 
Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259)
wp.org #22 5 too low 18 
Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps 10K+ · 5.0★ (70)
wp.org #20 2 too low 19 
New User Approve 20K+ · 4.3★ (131)
wp.org #19 ↓1 20 
User Access Manager 10K+ · 4.4★ (112)
wp.org #21 1 too low 21 
One User Avatar | User Profile Picture 100K+ · 4.7★ (41)
wp.org #18 ↓1 3 too high 22 
Activity Log – Monitor User and Agent Changes 200K+ · 4.3★ (74)
wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Filter Gallery 3K+ · 4.6★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 
Better Post & Filter Widgets for Elementor 4K+ · 5.0★ (18) thin reviews
wp.org #24 ↓9 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.