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

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 “wp admin logo”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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

Remove Admin Bar logo shows at wp.org #6 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 17 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 1267 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #1 2

WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too low 3

Logo Slider WP – Responsive Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery & Logo Showcase 10K+ · 4.5★ (61) wp.org #2 1 too high 4

Logo Carousel – Responsive Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery 20K+ · 4.7★ (162) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5

Logo Slider – Logo Showcase, Logo Carousel, Logo Gallery and Client Logo Presentation 30K+ · 4.7★ (252) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too high 6

WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ · 4.8★ (1138) wp.org #9 ↑3 3 too low 7

PDF Invoices & Packing Slips for WooCommerce 300K+ · 5.0★ (1865) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #7 8

WP Reset 300K+ · 4.8★ (1014) wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too low 9

FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too low 10

Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ · 4.5★ (373) wp.org #16 6 too low 11

SEOPress – AI SEO Plugin & On-site SEO 300K+ · 4.8★ (1267) wp.org #23 12 too low 12

WP Custom Admin Interface 30K+ · 4.7★ (160) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13

My WordPress Login Logo 10K+ · 4.9★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #8 ↑1 5 too high 14

Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #22 ↓1 8 too low 15

Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) not PHP-currentheavy footprint wp.org #19 4 too low 16

WP Job Manager 70K+ · 4.4★ (237) wp.org #21 ↓1 5 too low 17

BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323) not PHP-current wp.org #20 3 too low 18

BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #13 ↑4 5 too high 19

Change WordPress Admin Logo 400+ · 5.0★ (8) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↑1 9 too high 20

Protect WP Admin 10K+ · 3.6★ (50) wp.org #17 ↑1 3 too high 21

All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too high 22

WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #24 2 too low 23

Remove Admin Bar logo 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #6 ↑2 17 too high 24

WBD Logo Carousel For Gutenberg 600+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↑6 6 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.