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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “beam”

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 “beam”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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.

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Ranked above its merit

Beam shows at wp.org #15 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 1.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Beam me up Scotty – Back to Top Button 1K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #1 2 Socicon 200+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #2 3 Marquee Addons for Elementor – Essential Motion Widgets & Templates 20K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 4 Plot Beam — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #4 5 Themofy Addons for Elementor 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 6 ExtenderX – Accessibility Toolbar, Dark Mode & Site Tools 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 7 3D WP Tag Cloud-S 70+ · 4.0★ (9) wp.org #16 9 too low 8 Comma Sense — Sync CSV to Table — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Live Admin Cursors — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Inventory Presser – Car Dealer Listings 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Mixer Dynamic Cursor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Conversion Relay — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 2 too high 13 MoxKit Addons for Elementor — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 2 too high 14 Animicro 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 Beam Analytics for WordPress 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too high 16 B BeamTheme Addons 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 O Offerfwd 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 R Reddit Embed 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 2 too low 19 Counter Ecl 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 2 too low 20 3D WP Tag Cloud-M 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 B Beam 10+ · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #15 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.