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

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 “charts”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Ninja Charts – Interactive Charts and Graphs shows at wp.org #5 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 6 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 #24. 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 #1 2 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #2 ↑1 3 Visualizer – Tables & Charts Manager with Built-in AI Generator 20K+ · 4.4★ (225) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #8 ↑1 4 too low 5 FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410) wp.org #7 2 too low 6 A amCharts: Charts and Maps 1K+ · 5.0★ (29) wp.org #6 ↓2 7 Graphina – Charts and Graphs For Elementor 9K+ · 4.1★ (16) wp.org #4 ↑1 3 too high 8 Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144) wp.org #20 ↓1 12 too low 9 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #21 ↑2 12 too low 10 Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1237) wp.org #24 14 too low 11 M Chart 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #22 ↓1 10 too low 13 Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin 3K+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #15 ↓2 2 too low 14 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #23 9 too low 15 Chart Block – Visualize Data with Bar, Line, Pie Charts 1K+ · 4.8★ (10) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 Organization chart 5K+ · 5.0★ (13) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 WEN Skill Charts 600+ · 4.5★ (6) wp.org #9 ↓1 8 too high 18 Product Size Charts Plugin for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.3★ (39) wp.org #13 ↑2 5 too high 19 Sizor Product Size Chart For WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.3★ (32) wp.org #16 3 too high 20 Ninja Charts – Interactive Charts and Graphs 3K+ · 3.0★ (6) wp.org #5 ↑1 15 too high 21 Simple Org Chart 900+ · 4.8★ (22) wp.org #19 ↑3 2 too high 22 Stock market charts from finviz 400+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #11 11 too high 23 iChart – Easy Charts and Graphs 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #17 6 too high 24 WPC Product Size Chart for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #18 6 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.