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

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 “beaverbuilder”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 19. 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

Termageddon: Cookie Consent & Privacy Compliance shows at wp.org #6 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its 8K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Music Player for WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.8★ from 61 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Logo Carousel – Responsive Logo Slider, Logo Showcase, and Clients Logo Gallery 20K+ · 4.7★ (162) wp.org #1 ↑1 2 Product Category Slider & Grid for WooCommerce – Reno Product Category 9K+ · 4.8★ (91) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Product Slider, Product Carousel and Product Grid Gallery for WooCommerce – Reno Product Slider (formerly Product Slider for WooCommerce) 20K+ · 4.7★ (280) wp.org #3 ↑1 4 PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #4 ↑1 5 Bulk Page Generator – LPagery 3K+ · 5.0★ (31) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too low 6 Music Player for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (61) wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too low 7 Corner Ad 300+ · 4.7★ (32) wp.org #10 ↑1 3 too low 8 Groovy Menu Plugin (Free) 4K+ · 3.6★ (25) wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too high 9 Responsive UI for Beaver Builder 300+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 ↑1 4 too high 10 Music Store – WordPress eCommerce 200+ · 4.1★ (52) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too low 11 Termageddon: Cookie Consent & Privacy Compliance 8K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #6 ↑1 5 too high 12 FancyTube – Video Gallery, Video Slider, and Playlist Slider for YouTube 1K+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too high 13 Editorial Rating – Product Review & Rating System 200+ · 4.4★ (13) wp.org #12 ↑1 1 too high 14 ForumWP – Forum & Discussion Board 800+ · 3.6★ (12) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too low 15 tinyWYM Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #19 ↑1 4 too low 16 Music Player for Easy Digital Downloads 200+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too high 17 NetterTech Events — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 Excerpt Editor for Beaver Builder 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 19 Fast Beaver Control 10+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↑1 4 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.