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

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 “beaver”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 16 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

WPZOOM Addons for Beaver Builder shows at wp.org #3 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 4K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 1471 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Beaver Builder Page Builder – Drag and Drop Website Builder 100K+ · 4.7★ (394) wp.org #1 2 Ultimate Addons for Beaver Builder (UABB) 20K+ · 5.0★ (332) wp.org #2 3 PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder 6K+ · 5.0★ (243) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Pods – Custom Content Types and Fields 100K+ · 4.8★ (418) wp.org #7 3 too low 5 Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #8 ↑6 3 too low 6 Pods Beaver Themer Add-On 8K+ · 5.0★ (35) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 Rank Math SEO – AI SEO Tools to Dominate SEO Rankings 4M+ · 4.8★ (7519) wp.org #18 ↑2 11 too low 8 Ultimate Member – User Profile, Registration, Login, Member Directory, Content Restriction & Membership Plugin 200K+ · 4.4★ (1445) wp.org #17 ↑1 9 too low 9 WP Armour – Honeypot Anti Spam 400K+ · 5.0★ (1471) wp.org #21 ↑1 12 too low 10 Customizer Export/Import 100K+ · 4.8★ (115) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Timeline Module for Beaver Builder 2K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #6 5 too high 12 WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (195) wp.org #23 11 too low 13 Filter Everything — WordPress & WooCommerce Filters 50K+ · 4.6★ (154) wp.org #22 ↓5 9 too low 14 WPZOOM Addons for Beaver Builder 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 11 too high 15 Assistant – Every Day Productivity Apps 4K+ · 4.9★ (15) wp.org #20 ↑1 5 too low 16 Responsive UI for Beaver Builder 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #11 ↓1 5 too high 17 Timed Content For Beaver Builder 900+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too high 18 Alerts for Beaver Builder 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 Cards for Beaver Builder 1K+ · 4.3★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓1 6 too high 20 Expandable Row for Beaver Builder 900+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓1 11 too high 21 Xpro Gallery For Beaver Builder – Lite 100+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 Xpro Slider For Beaver Builder – Lite 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓1 10 too high 23 N NuboCoder – Beaver Builder Carousel 60+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 4 too high 24 Column Separator for Beaver Builder 400+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #15 9 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.