Table Sorter
by Farhan Noor · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 7K+ installs across the portfolio →
No more old static tables, make your HTML tables sortable.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
5K+
≈5.8K estimated
Momentum
+3%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “sort”, “table plugin” and “wordpress table” to your wp.org tags. You rank #16, #18 and #18 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
89 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.8%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 50.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 54 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 29 reviews, smoothed to 4.36★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
45
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.6
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| tablesorter your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| sorter | #1 | #2 | — |
| table press your tag | #2 | #4 | down 1 |
| tablepress your tag | #7 | #9 | down 2 |
| sortable your tag | #11 | #16 | down 3 |
| html table | #5 | #7 | up 1 |
| table | #19 | #17 | down 4 |
| old | #21 | #15 | — |
| sort | #16 | #16 | up 5 |
| static | #24 | #19 | — |
| wordpress table | #18 | #20 | 0 |
| table plugin | #18 | #21 | up 2 |
| sorting | #20 | #22 | down 1 |
| table of content | #21 | #20 | up 2 |
| table of contents | #22 | #21 | down 3 |
| press | #13 | #13 | down 1 |
| table plugins | #20 | #21 | 0 |
25 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “sort”, “table plugin” and “wordpress table” to your wp.org tags. You rank #16, #18 and #18 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “sortable”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v2.3 · 29 May 2026
5
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 82% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 6K.
Install history since 1 Feb 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Dennis Bareis3.5y ago
Doesn’t work for dynamically updated tables (using Javascript). Will duplicate rows. It also has no way to keep certain rows (like a total at the end old the table) from being sorted. There is zero support if it doesn’t work for you, I have a table column that won’t sort at all, who knows why? This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by Dennis Bareis. This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by Dennis Bareis.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeff Sherk4.5y ago
This plugin is excellent and saved me a ton of work trying to make a sortable column. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ susan3034.9y ago
This was exactly what I needed – fast, simple to use, works perfectly. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kingfisher646.2y ago
I was using with Formidable Forms, it just works. Very quick& simple to use. Many thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ twesty7.2y ago
Simple and easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cloudhousecollective7.3y ago
Perfect!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ben8.5y ago
Well it’s all in the title: the plugin is rather simple and does exactly what its name says. It is very easy to set up, and works perfectly (even for freshly-supported accented alphabets!)
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ atagrill8.5y ago
perfect and extremely easy to set up. No conflicts.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.3 Added support for tables in WordPress admin panel. 2.3
- — Version 2.2 Added support for accented letters. 2.2
- — Version 2.1 Fixed issues, improved ui exprience. 2.1
- — Version 2.0 Fixed early hook of the scripts, which caused errors in the WP_DEBUG mode. 2.0
- — Version 1.1 1st version of the plugin. 1.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 6.0.2
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names Table Sorter when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 25 Oct 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Table of contents
Readme readiness
1 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "No more old static tables, make your HTML tables sortable."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 662 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("table press", "tablepress", "tablesorter" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-29 6K+ → 5K+ down after 90 days in tier
- 2026-05-31 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-29 8K+ → 7K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-28 9K+ → 8K+ down after 793 days in tier
- 2024-03-26 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-25 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-03-24 8K+ → 9K+ up after 529 days in tier
- 2022-10-12 7K+ → 8K+ up after 98 days in tier
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).
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LH Sortable Tables 90+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D -
ACF: TablePress 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D -
TablePress Extension: Chartist 700+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D -
WP Tabbed Widget 300+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A - H HH sortable ID columns 300+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag D
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inDiv for TablePress 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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