wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wp admin view”
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 view”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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
Admin Menu Tree Page View shows at wp.org #12 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.6★ average from 48 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★ (4229)
wp.org #4 5 
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617)
wp.org #7 2 too low 6 
WP Super Cache 1M+ · 4.3★ (1346)
wp.org #6 7 
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676)
wp.org #8 1 too low 8 
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8709)
wp.org #10 2 too low 9 
View Admin As 9K+ · 4.9★ (49)
wp.org #5 4 too high 10 
Admin Columns 100K+ · 4.9★ (1652)
wp.org #13 3 too low 11 
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667)
wp.org #11 12 
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (758)
wp.org #9 3 too high 13 
WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312)
wp.org #14 1 too low 14 
Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1238)
wp.org #19 5 too low 15 
Admin Menu Editor 300K+ · 4.6★ (312)
wp.org #15 16 
WP Activity Log 300K+ · 4.7★ (490)
wp.org #18 2 too low 17 
WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ · 4.8★ (1139)
wp.org #24 7 too low 18 Admin Menu Tree Page View 10K+ · 4.6★ (48)
wp.org #12 6 too high 19 
WP Crontrol 300K+ · 4.4★ (167)
wp.org #16 3 too high 20 
WP Mail Logging 300K+ · 4.7★ (375)
wp.org #23 3 too low 21 
FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410)
wp.org #21 22 
WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68)
wp.org #17 5 too high 23 
View Transitions 10K+ · 5.0★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #20 3 too high 24 
YITH WooCommerce Quick View 80K+ · 3.8★ (27)
wp.org #22 2 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.