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

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 “chart blocks”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 5 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

Nasio Blocks shows at wp.org #12 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Post Views Counter places #10 on merit, 4.9★ from 1237 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) wp.org #1 2 M Chart 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #2 3 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #6 ↓1 3 too low 4 GutenKit – Page Builder Blocks, Patterns, and Templates for Gutenberg Block Editor 80K+ · 4.5★ (48) wp.org #4 5 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #8 ↑2 3 too low 6 Chart Block – Visualize Data with Bar, Line, Pie Charts 1K+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too low 8 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #15 ↓4 7 too low 9 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1237) wp.org #23 13 too low 11 WowStore – Store Builder & Product Blocks for WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #21 ↓1 9 too low 13 Nexter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder & AI Website Builder 9K+ · 4.8★ (90) wp.org #17 ↑2 4 too low 14 Qi Blocks 60K+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #5 ↑1 9 too high 15 WPZOOM Social Feed Widget & Block 50K+ · 4.3★ (51) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too low 16 Product Size Charts Plugin for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.3★ (39) wp.org #10 ↑2 6 too high 17 A amCharts: Charts and Maps 1K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #20 ↓2 3 too low 18 SQL Chart Builder 500+ · 3.9★ (22) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too high 19 bBlocks – Essential Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns Collection 700+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 Stockdio Historical Chart 800+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #11 ↓3 9 too high 21 iChart – Easy Charts and Graphs 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 Ninja Charts – Interactive Charts and Graphs 3K+ · 3.0★ (6) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too high 23 Nasio Blocks 400+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↓3 11 too high 24 SB Chart block 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.