wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wp admin url”
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 url”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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
Rename wp-admin login shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 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.
Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423)
wp.org #1 2 
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209)
wp.org #2 3 
WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ · 4.8★ (2470)
wp.org #3 4 
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228)
wp.org #4 ↓2 5 
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617)
wp.org #5 ↑3 6 
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676)
wp.org #6 ↓1 7 
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706)
wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 
Admin Columns 100K+ · 4.9★ (1652)
wp.org #11 ↓3 3 too low 9 
WP Super Cache 1M+ · 4.3★ (1346)
wp.org #7 ↑4 2 too high 10 
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (758)
wp.org #9 ↑3 1 too high 11 
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312)
wp.org #10 ↑1 1 too high 12 
WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312)
wp.org #12 ↑1 13 
Featured Image from URL (FIFU) 60K+ · 4.6★ (264)
wp.org #14 1 too low 14 
WP Activity Log 300K+ · 4.7★ (490)
wp.org #16 ↓1 2 too low 15 
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667)
wp.org #20 ↑2 5 too low 16 
WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ · 4.8★ (1138)
wp.org #23 7 too low 17 
WP Crontrol 300K+ · 4.4★ (167)
wp.org #15 ↑4 2 too high 18 
All-In-One Security (AIOS) – Security and Firewall 1M+ · 4.7★ (1720)
wp.org #24 6 too low 19 
WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68)
wp.org #17 2 too high 20 
URL Shortify – Simple and Easy URL Shortener 10K+ · 4.7★ (169)
wp.org #22 ↓1 2 too low 21 
WP Custom Admin Interface 30K+ · 4.7★ (160) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #21 ↓1 22 
Protect WP Admin 10K+ · 3.6★ (50)
wp.org #18 ↓2 4 too high 23 Rename wp-admin login 9K+ · 3.9★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↑2 10 too high 24 
Admin login URL Change 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #19 5 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.