wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress admin login”

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 “wordpress admin login”, 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 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

Rename wp-admin login shows at wp.org #10 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 9K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.9★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 14387 reviews, but shows at wp.org #9. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) heavy footprint wp.org #1 2

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #2 3

Limit Login Attempts Security – Login Security, 2FA, Firewall, Brute Force Prevention 1M+ · 4.8★ (1488) wp.org #3 4

WPS Hide Login 2M+ · 4.8★ (2111) wp.org #4 ↑1 5

WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too low 6

Admin Custom Login 10K+ · 4.6★ (388) wp.org #7 1 too low 7

Temporary Login Without Password 90K+ · 5.0★ (1549) wp.org #11 ↑1 4 too low 8

Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #8 9

Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too low 11

All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 too high 12

WP 2FA – Two-factor authentication for WordPress 100K+ · 4.7★ (184) wp.org #13 ↑6 1 too low 13

WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) 10K+ · 4.9★ (154) wp.org #16 3 too low 14

Force Login 30K+ · 4.8★ (101) wp.org #17 3 too low 15

LoginPress | wp-login Custom Login Page Customizer 200K+ · 4.8★ (1077) not PHP-current wp.org #23 ↓2 8 too low 16

BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too high 17

Theme My Login 50K+ · 3.7★ (460) wp.org #20 ↓6 3 too low 18

Clean Login 5K+ · 4.7★ (144) wp.org #24 6 too low 19

My WordPress Login Logo 10K+ · 4.9★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21

WP Last Login 10K+ · 3.8★ (26) wp.org #18 ↑1 3 too high 22

FluentAuth – Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login 10K+ · 4.1★ (35) wp.org #22 23

Rename wp-admin login 9K+ · 3.9★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↑1 13 too high 24

Admin login URL Change 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↑1 9 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.