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

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 sso”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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

Cloud SAML SSO – Single Sign On Login shows at wp.org #10 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 80+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Login for Google Apps by WPAuth places #12 on merit, 4.6★ from 64 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

SAML Single Sign On – SSO Login 10K+ · 4.9★ (402) wp.org #2 1 too low 2

OAuth Single Sign On – SSO (OAuth Client) 6K+ · 4.9★ (327) wp.org #3 ↓2 1 too low 3 O OneLogin SAML SSO 7K+ · 4.4★ (14) thin reviews wp.org #1 ↑12 2 too high 4

WPO365 | SEAMLESS WORDPRESS + MICROSOFT INTEGRATION (WPO365 | LOGIN) 10K+ · 4.9★ (154) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too low 5

Loginizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1033) wp.org #9 4 too low 6

WP OAuth Server ( Login with WordPress ) 1K+ · 4.9★ (41) wp.org #6 ↓1 7

Active Directory Integration / LDAP Integration 4K+ · 4.9★ (211) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too low 8

SAML IDP (Identity Provider) – Login with Website Users 600+ · 4.8★ (62) wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9

Tim's Nextcloud SSO OAuth2 200+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #5 ↓1 4 too high 10 S SSO for Entra ID 700+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #4 ↓1 6 too high 11

Edwiser Bridge – WordPress Moodle Integration 4K+ · 4.5★ (82) wp.org #16 ↑1 5 too low 12

MooWoodle – WordPress Moodle LMS Integration, Sell Moodle Courses via WooCommerce 800+ · 4.3★ (39) wp.org #17 ↑3 4 too low 14 O OpenID Connect Generic Client 10K+ · 5.0★ (21) thin reviews wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too low 15

DoLogin Security 7K+ · 4.5★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #12 3 too high 16

All-in-One Microsoft 365 & Entra ID / Azure AD SSO Login 600+ · 3.9★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↓1 8 too high 17

Next Active Directory Integration 2K+ · 4.8★ (16) thin reviews wp.org #23 ↑1 6 too low 18

WP OAuth Server (OAuth Authentication) 3K+ · 3.8★ (41) wp.org #24 6 too low 19

Group chat for WordPress – Minnit Chat 500+ · 4.1★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #15 ↑1 4 too high 20

Cloud SAML SSO – Single Sign On Login 80+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↓2 10 too high 21

WP Login and Register using JWT 100+ · 5.0★ (5) thin reviews wp.org #20 ↑2 1 too high 22

Open Access SSO 100+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too high 23

CAMOO SSO 100+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↑1 5 too high 24

Headless SSO Plugin for WP 10+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #21 3 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.