NewsPlugin vs Beamer

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

NewsPlugin

by newsplugin.com

Health D42

Beamer

by Beamer

Health D51

Active-install trajectory

NewsPlugin Beamer

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	NewsPlugin	Beamer
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	400–500 ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 42	D · 51 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	9/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	66/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	3.67★	4.36★ ✓
Reviews	7	15 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	46/100	58/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Elevated
Last updated	5.0y ago	2.9y ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	89	128 ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

NewsPlugin Beamer

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.