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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “chartjs”

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 “chartjs”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 4 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

WPC Request a Quote for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #12 on merit, a gap of 8 places. Its 70+ 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

Visualizer – Tables & Charts Manager with Built-in AI Generator places #6 on merit, 4.4★ from 225 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 M Chart 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #1 2 GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform 100K+ · 4.6★ (708) wp.org #2 3 EmbedPress 100K+ · 4.8★ (307) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472) wp.org #8 ↓4 4 too low 5 TrueRanker 400+ · 4.6★ (9) wp.org #3 2 too high 6 Visualizer – Tables & Charts Manager with Built-in AI Generator 20K+ · 4.4★ (225) wp.org #11 ↑1 5 too low 7 Easy Google Adsense and Banner Ads Manager – AdsforWP 1K+ · 4.6★ (43) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 AI Infographic Maker 600+ · 4.4★ (17) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Ever Accounting – Accounting & Invoicing Solution for Small Businesses 1K+ · 4.8★ (24) wp.org #15 ↑1 6 too low 10 Tripzzy – Travel Engine System 100+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #9 ↓4 1 too high 11 iChart – Easy Charts and Graphs 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 WPC Request a Quote for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↑5 8 too high 13 Pixel Gallery Addons for Elementor 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓1 7 too low 14 Odyssey LLMS 300+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 CookieBoxs – GDPR/CCPA Cookie Consent & Google Consent Mode v2 200+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #24 ↓2 9 too low 16 Contador de Visitas 600+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓1 17 XTX Integration for Netatmo 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 18 Email Gated Downloads 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too high 19 wpDataTables integration for Forminator Forms 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 20 WEDOS | Protection & Cache Performance 300+ · 3.8★ (4) wp.org #13 ↓2 7 too high 21 Rankology SEO and Analytics Tool 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 3 too high 22 Total CrUX 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too high 23 UTM Tracker for Gravity Forms 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓14 1 too high 24 Contact Forms, Live Support, CRM, Video Messages 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 1 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.