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

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 logout”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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 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

Barmaton Quick Admin Logout shows at wp.org #11 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 13 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.

Buried gem

Analytify – Google Analytics 4 Tracking and Reporting in WordPress places #11 on merit, 4.7★ from 488 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Inactive Logout 10K+ · 4.8★ (106) wp.org #1 2

WPForce Logout – WordPress User Login Logout Management Plugin 8K+ · 4.8★ (66) wp.org #3 4

Simple History – Track, Log, and Audit WordPress Changes 300K+ · 4.9★ (491) wp.org #7 3 too low 5

User Profile Builder – Beautiful User Registration Forms, User Profiles & User Role Editor 40K+ · 4.7★ (738) wp.org #12 6 too low 7

Loggedin – Session Manager, Limit Concurrent Logins & Force Logout 8K+ · 4.9★ (112) wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8

MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall 100K+ · 4.4★ (559) wp.org #13 ↑4 5 too low 9

All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720) wp.org #15 6 too low 10

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #17 ↓1 7 too low 11

Analytify – Google Analytics 4 Tracking and Reporting in WordPress 20K+ · 4.7★ (488) wp.org #19 ↑2 8 too low 12

Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312) wp.org #18 ↑2 6 too low 13

Wordfence Security – Firewall, Malware Scan, and Login Security 5M+ · 4.7★ (5039) heavy footprint wp.org #20 ↓2 7 too low 14

Idle User Logout 1K+ · 4.1★ (18) thin reviews wp.org #6 8 too high 15

Access Governance for WordPress (aka AAM) 100K+ · 4.2★ (420) wp.org #21 ↑1 6 too low 16

Simple Membership 40K+ · 4.6★ (475) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #16 17

Entryway – WP Login & Logout Redirect 6K+ · 4.8★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #5 12 too high 18 D Disable woocommerce logout confirmation 600+ · 5.0★ (6) thin reviews wp.org #9 ↓1 9 too high 19

Limit Attempts by BestWebSoft – WordPress Anti-Bot and Security Plugin for Login and Forms 4K+ · 4.6★ (37) wp.org #23 4 too low 20

Speculative Loading 70K+ · 5.0★ (18) thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓1 4 too low 21

My WordPress Login Logo 10K+ · 4.9★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #22 ↑2 1 too low 22

WP Logout Redirect 400+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews wp.org #10 12 too high 23

Smart Logout Redirect 200+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #14 9 too high 24

Barmaton Quick Admin Logout 70+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #11 13 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.