wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “advanced table”
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 “advanced table”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Advanced IP Blocker shows at wp.org #10 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.9★ average from 27 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder places #12 on merit, 4.5★ from 7322 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440)
wp.org #1 ↑1 2 
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625)
wp.org #2 ↓1 3 
Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ · 4.9★ (1463)
wp.org #3 ↑1 4 
Advanced Editor Tools 1M+ · 4.5★ (354)
wp.org #4 ↓1 5 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051)
wp.org #7 ↑2 2 too low 6 
Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60)
wp.org #5 1 too high 7 
WP Table Builder – Drag & Drop Table Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (681)
wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8 
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187)
wp.org #6 2 too high 9 
Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.5★ (355)
wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too high 10 
Advanced Database Cleaner – Optimize & Clean Database to Speed Up Site Performance 100K+ · 4.9★ (1962)
wp.org #13 3 too low 11 
wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449)
wp.org #12 1 too low 12 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7322)
wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too low 13 
Easy Table of Contents 600K+ · 4.4★ (221)
wp.org #11 ↓1 2 too high 14 
Advanced Free Shipping for WooCommerce 40K+ · 4.8★ (122)
wp.org #15 1 too low 15 
Product Table for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (295)
wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 
Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254)
wp.org #21 ↓1 5 too low 17 Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27)
wp.org #10 ↑1 7 too high 18 
Flexible Table Block 40K+ · 4.9★ (34)
wp.org #14 4 too high 19 
Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104)
wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 
Pricing Table by Supsystic – Responsive Pricing Plans & Comparison Tables 10K+ · 4.1★ (288)
wp.org #24 ↓1 4 too low 21 
Joli Table Of Contents – Table of Contents with Gutenberg Block & Shortcode 7K+ · 4.9★ (43)
wp.org #18 3 too high 22 A Advanced Excerpt 80K+ · 4.3★ (101)
wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 
TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 
Table Of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.