wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “column 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 “column chart”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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
WPC Product Size Chart for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #4 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Post Views Counter places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 1238 reviews, but shows at wp.org #17. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449)
wp.org #1 2 
M Chart 3K+ · 4.9★ (28)
wp.org #2 3 
WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88)
wp.org #5 ↑2 2 too low 4 
Chartify – WordPress Chart Plugin 3K+ · 4.9★ (28)
wp.org #3 1 too high 5 
Visualizer – Tables & Charts Manager with Built-in AI Generator 20K+ · 4.4★ (225)
wp.org #7 ↓2 2 too low 6 
ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2052)
wp.org #11 5 too low 7 
Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132)
wp.org #13 ↑1 6 too low 8 Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1238)
wp.org #17 ↑6 9 too low 9 
FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410)
wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10 
Fluent Forms – Customizable Contact Forms, Survey, Quiz, & Conversational Form Builder 800K+ · 4.8★ (808)
wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too low 11 
Sizor Product Size Chart For WooCommerce 6K+ · 4.3★ (32)
wp.org #6 ↓2 5 too high 12 
Product Size Charts Plugin for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.3★ (39)
wp.org #8 ↑2 4 too high 13 
Forminator Forms – Contact Form, Payment Form & Custom Form Builder 600K+ · 4.8★ (2144)
wp.org #24 11 too low 14 
HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489)
wp.org #21 ↓2 7 too low 15 
Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472)
wp.org #23 ↓6 8 too low 16 A amCharts: Charts and Maps 1K+ · 5.0★ (29)
wp.org #16 17 
Graphina – Charts and Graphs For Elementor 9K+ · 4.1★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↓1 8 too high 18 WPC Product Size Chart for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #4 ↑2 14 too high 19 
SQL Chart Builder 500+ · 3.9★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #10 ↓1 9 too high 20 
iChart – Easy Charts and Graphs 300+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↑2 1 too high 21 
Ninja Charts – Interactive Charts and Graphs 3K+ · 3.0★ (6) thin reviews
wp.org #15 6 too high 22 Y Yes/No Chart 2K+ · 4.5★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #20 2 too high 23 
Size Chart Product For Woocommerce 200+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #18 5 too high 24 
SizeSync – Size Chart & Size Guide for WooCommerce 400+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #22 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.