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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “user sync”

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 sync”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

User Sync shows at wp.org #8 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 16 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Import and export users and customers places #6 on merit, 4.7★ from 259 reviews, but shows at wp.org #10. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ · 4.7★ (738) wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 WP Remote Users Sync 6K+ · 4.9★ (73) wp.org #1 ↑7 1 too high 3 Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445) wp.org #3 4 User Registration & Membership – Free & Paid Memberships, Subscriptions, Content Restriction, User Profile, Custom User Registration & Login Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (832) wp.org #4 5 User Frontend – Membership, User Registration, User Profile, User Directory & Content Restriction with Frontend Post Submission 20K+ · 4.1★ (537) wp.org #6 ↑6 1 too low 6 Import and export users and customers 70K+ · 4.7★ (259) wp.org #10 ↑1 4 too low 7 WP User Manager – Registration Form, Login Form, User Profile Builder & Member Directory 10K+ · 4.7★ (350) wp.org #7 ↓2 8 WP Multisite User Sync/Unsync 600+ · 4.2★ (18) wp.org #5 ↓3 3 too high 9 WPFront User Role Editor 30K+ · 4.5★ (65) wp.org #13 4 too low 10 ProfilePress – Paid Membership, Online Courses (LMS), Ecommerce, User Registration & Login Form, User Profile & Restrict Content 100K+ · 3.1★ (938) wp.org #12 ↓2 2 too low 11 FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #15 ↑2 4 too low 12 FuseWP – WordPress User Sync to Email List & Marketing Automation (Mailchimp, Constant Contact, ActiveCampaign etc.) 2K+ · 4.9★ (25) wp.org #14 2 too low 13 Media Cloud Sync 1K+ · 4.9★ (13) wp.org #11 ↓2 2 too high 14 User Private Files – Secure File Sharing and Client Portal Plugin 1K+ · 4.4★ (57) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 SCIM User Sync/Provisioning 200+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓2 6 too high 16 Sync Post With Other Site 3K+ · 3.9★ (29) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too low 17 Air WP Sync – Airtable to WordPress 1K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #21 ↓2 4 too low 18 User Sync for Azure AD / Azure B2C 60+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #16 ↑8 2 too high 19 Product Visibility by User Role for WooCommerce 6K+ · 3.8★ (21) wp.org #22 ↑1 3 too low 20 CiviCRM Member Sync 800+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #18 ↓2 2 too high 21 Stock Sync for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.4★ (7) wp.org #23 ↓2 2 too low 22 CiviCRM Profile Sync 500+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓2 5 too high 23 Kadence Central – Site Management, Backups, Security, and Reporting 30K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #24 ↓2 1 too low 24 User Sync 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓2 16 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.