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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wpforms otp”

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 “wpforms otp”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 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

WALoops OTP Login shows at wp.org #6 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 20+ 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

Loginizer places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 1033 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications 5K+ · 4.7★ (439) wp.org #1 2 Anti-Spam, Spam FireWall by CleanTalk 200K+ · 4.8★ (3221) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 OTP Login With Phone Number, OTP Verification 1K+ · 4.9★ (81) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Orion SMS OTP Verification. 200+ · 4.8★ (119) wp.org #5 6 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #12 ↓2 6 too low 7 All In One Login 60K+ · 3.6★ (35) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 Loginizer 1M+ · 4.8★ (1033) wp.org #16 ↑1 8 too low 9 Notiqoo – Order Notification & Customer Chat for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Blacklist Manager – WooCommerce Anti-Fraud, Blacklist & Checkout Verification 2K+ · 3.6★ (14) wp.org #8 ↓2 2 too high 11 CS-Login | ورود پیامکی، گوگل، ووکامرس، LearnDash و OTP 400+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 ↓2 2 too high 12 WALoops OTP Login 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 ↑7 6 too high 13 Joinotify – WhatsApp Notifications & Marketing Automation 40+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 SimpleForm – Form Maker to Chat Apps with Quiz, Poll and Multi Lead Notifications 30+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 4 too low 15 Fast2SMS – OTP Login & SMS Notifications 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 Authyo OTP for WPForms 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too high 17 WaNoti for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 kwtSMS: OTP & SMS Notifications — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 EsyMsg — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 SMS Gateway Center – SMS, RCS & Voice Notifications — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 21 Zapily Order Alerts for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 22 OtpPal — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 NUS Notify for LINE — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 TextTango — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.