M Chart

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1. ★★★★★ kennethrg

   2.5y ago

   I looked at a few different plugins that will put graphs on my site, and this one is by far the most straightforward. It’s incredibly easy to type in data or upload data from a csv. As a bonus, the data table editor is pretty slick in itself, even aside from the graphing! Additionally, the plugin code is easy to read and well-commented. Great job documenting this, for those who might want to extend its behavior. Depending on your use case, one feature could be good or bad: the charts are generated in real time. A static image is generated only once, but if you are using the javascript chart library the data is pulled from the database every time the chart is requested (notwithstanding caching that your site might do). For me, this is a huge bonus, because with a simple hook, I can alter the chart data to include dynamic values on demand. Very cool! This topic was modified 2 years, 4 months ago by kennethrg.

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2. ★★★★★ PauliusR

   2.9y ago

   Great plugin. Clean and simple approach. Love the live preview. I hope that the author will find time to continue developing this on a regular basis, because it is too good to be buried. It would be nice to be able to set the chart height in proportional units and have at least some styling options. I know that theming is possible, but in some cases, the charts require individual styling. Font size, alignment, legend location, grid, etc. Also, support for special characters is needed, such as % for better data representation. This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by PauliusR. This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by PauliusR. This topic was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by PauliusR.

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3. ★★★★★ Sheenmo

   3.5y ago

   This is the plugin I would want to build, but it’s already built better than I could imagine. One thing on my wish list would be supporting Gutenberg block. It can work similarly to Gravity Forms. Select a chart with a dropdown, then the chart will show in the editor. Thanks for all the developers who worked on this. Maybe one day I can be good enough to contribute.

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4. ★★★★★ filip991

   3.8y ago

   we had a custom problem with m-chart on our page and that was interfering with rendering of our charts and the dev helped us to resolve the issue in no time at all with provided custom code. Just incredible plugin and team. Great job!

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5. ★★★★★ Frieze Design

   4.1y ago

   Easy to use, plenty of different graphs/charts to choose from. Lots of configuration options via code templates and filters. Many thanks to the developer for their hard work.

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6. ★★★★★ kaliflower

   4.2y ago

   If you need something easy to use to just get some data visualized on your site, use this plugin. There are no features locked behind subscriptions and it is as simple as copy-pasting your Excel data. The dev is incredibly helpful and when I encountered an issue it was resolved within an hour on a weekend.

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7. ★★★★★ teknofilo

   4.7y ago

   I’ve been using Uberchart for a long time but I’ve run into some issues lately, so I decided to try a different plugin. This plugin has everything I need, and it works flawlessly. I love te fact that AMP pages show an image, rather than a blank space.

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8. ★★★★★ jlschillinger

   5.9y ago

   I’ve used several interactive charting plugins for WP (including some paid), and this is by far THE BEST, especially if you are already familiar with HighCharts. The backend UI is SUPER clean and easy to understand. The live preview of the charts is super handy, as well as the spreadsheet view/import feature. I was able to customize (nearly) everything using a custom m-chart theme. The only things that get messy are data labels and legend. The ticked boxes in the m chart UI will override any enable/format options in a theme, so just be aware of that. That being said, it makes the leap from a very robust tool like highcharts to WP super easy.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.2.2 Added a new m_chart_admin_initial_chart_args filter so extensions can modify or replace the chart args used for the editor’s initial preview render Removed some legacy slash-escaping left over from the pre-2.0 rendering 2.2.2
2. — Version 2.2.1 Improved the accessibility of the source attribution The source is now a real link that keyboard and screen reader users can reach, and it becomes visible when focused Improved the screen reader experience for charts Cha 2.2.1
3. — Version 2.2 Added support for M Chart Pro Why M Chart Pro? Added title/subtitle wrapping to the helper plugin This mostly prevents the squished text that you sometimes got with long titles or subtitles Made some efficiency and code 2.2
4. — Version 2.1 Added support for Source and Source URL meta into the Chart.js implementation Source can be used simply for admin purposes to track sources of Data or displayed as link/text annotation added to the chart Added support fo 2.1
5. — Version 2.0 Refactored the Admin UI to use React for all of the interface which results in some UI performance and functionality improvements Added a Copy button to the Shortcode input field Height and Force vertical axis minimum fi 2.0
6. — Version 1.12 Switched from the old version (6.2.2) of Handsontable to Jspreadsheet CE (5.0.0) This removes reliance on a third party library that hadn’t recieved updates in a long time Refactored spreadsheet tab handling code a bit s 1.12

1 disclosed vulnerability on record for this plugin, fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 5.4 M Chart <= 1.9.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2023-01-19 CVE-2023-23892 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.9.4 Patched in 1.10

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 7 languages, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-26 4K+ → 3K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-06-25 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-06-24 4K+ → 3K+ down after 563 days in tier
4. 2024-12-08 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2024-12-06 4K+ → 5K+ up after 6 days in tier
6. 2024-11-30 5K+ → 4K+ down after 297 days in tier
7. 2024-02-07 4K+ → 5K+ up

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• E Embed charts graphs tables and forms with Vixo 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags D
• Visualizer – Tables & Charts Manager with Built-in AI Generator 20K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A
• Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
• iChart – Easy Charts and Graphs 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• Chartsy 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Charts and Graphs for Elementor 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D

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M Chart: 3K+ active installs, 4.9★ (28 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/m-chart