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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bar chart”

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 “bar chart”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Graphina – Charts and Graphs For Elementor shows at wp.org #8 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 9K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.1★ average from 16 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 1322 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too low 2 Chart Block – Visualize Data with Bar, Line, Pie Charts 1K+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 M Chart 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #2 ↑1 1 too high 4 Visualizer – Tables & Charts Manager with Built-in AI Generator 20K+ · 4.4★ (225) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #9 ↑1 4 too low 6 Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #4 2 too high 7 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2052) wp.org #10 ↑3 3 too low 8 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #15 ↑1 7 too low 9 EU Cookies Bar for WordPress 9K+ · 4.8★ (26) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too high 10 Sizor Product Size Chart For WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.3★ (32) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links 200K+ · 4.8★ (1322) wp.org #22 ↓1 11 too low 12 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #19 ↓4 7 too low 13 Quiz Maker by AYS 20K+ · 4.9★ (601) wp.org #23 10 too low 14 Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472) wp.org #21 ↓3 7 too low 15 Notibar – Notification Bar for WordPress 8K+ · 4.8★ (71) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 Freetop – Free Shipping Bar for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (40) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Free Shipping Label and Progress Bar for WooCommerce 5K+ · 5.0★ (43) wp.org #18 ↑2 1 too low 18 Graphina – Charts and Graphs For Elementor 9K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #8 ↓1 10 too high 19 SQL Chart Builder 500+ · 3.9★ (22) wp.org #11 ↓2 8 too high 20 WEN Skill Charts 600+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #20 ↑2 21 iChart – Easy Charts and Graphs 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 ↑2 4 too high 22 Ninja Charts – Interactive Charts and Graphs 3K+ · 3.0★ (6) wp.org #12 ↓1 10 too high 23 Advanced Chart for Elementor 90+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 10 too high 24 bChart – Interactive Data Charts 30+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.