wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “userinfo.”

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 “userinfo.”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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 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

Login With shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 30+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Connect Elementor Forms to Google Sheets Addon 700+ · 5.0★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #2 3

WPSyncSheets For Contact Form 7 – CF7 Google Sheets Connector & Save to Database 600+ · 4.5★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #3 4

QRAuth – Passwordless & Social Login 40+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #5 1 too low 5 O OpenID Connect Server 200+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 1 too high 6

AgeWallet – Age Verification & Age Estimation for WordPress & WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #6 7

Bookvatio — · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #14 7 too low 8

Keystone OIDC 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #9 1 too low 9

Feedliyo Lite – Social Feed & Product Feed & Review Feed 200+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #7 2 too high 10

PowerSuite Modular Admin Toolkit 10+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #16 6 too low 11

Emerge Mail – SMTP, Newsletters & Email Marketing 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #8 3 too high 12 U User Profile Shortcode Display 70+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 1 too high 13

Tanur Social Login — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #13 14

AgentKey Sign-In for AgentID — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #15 1 too low 15

StoreSheet – Google Sheets Sync for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #17 2 too low 16

ELEX Woo Choose Your Delivery and Pickup Date — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #18 2 too low 17

lunexia SMTP Pro — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #19 2 too low 18

Blocdash – Backend Dashboard Toolkit — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #20 2 too low 19

STAMPT Verify — Human Identity, No Puzzles — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #21 2 too low 20

Branexa – White Label, Custom Login & Branding — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #22 2 too low 21

ContactSync : Integration of Google Contacts for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #12 9 too high 22

DriveVault for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #23 1 too low 23

DriveVault for Easy Digital Downloads — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #24 1 too low 24

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.