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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “data visualisation”

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 “data visualisation”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 6 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

PureDevs Customer History for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #19 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 10+ installs carry it up the search order; its 0.0★ average from 0 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Matomo Analytics – Powerful, Privacy-First Insights for WordPress 100K+ · 4.6★ (178) wp.org #1 2 Document Viewer – let visitors view files right in the browser 2K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Data Diagrams: Visual Chart Editor for WordPress 10+ · 4.8★ (4) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 EasyCommerce – Agentic AI Ecommerce & Online Store Builder 10+ · 4.7★ (12) wp.org #10 6 too low 5 AI Chatbot, Live Chat & Lead Generation for WordPress 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Lead Capture Chat — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #9 3 too low 7 Entry Reports for Gravity Forms 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 3D Product configurator for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 3 too high 9 SFR Directory Analytics 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 ECU Remapping Performance Calculator 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 SFR Directory Map 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 12 Plot Beam — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 ContentSage – AI Blog Writer with Verified Citations & SEO Schema — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↑2 14 SFR Directory Category Display 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 BKiAI Chat – AI Chatbot — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 1 too low 16 Web-Engine Graph — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 CrawlGator AI Lab by DigitalME — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 AI Discovery Files – llms.txt & AI Visibility 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too high 19 CodeAtoZ B2B Suite for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Chatbots and Live (video) Chat for your Website 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓1 1 too low 21 Virtual Try-On for Shops 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 Chatbot Flow — AI Chatbot for Your Site — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 2 too low 23 PureDevs Customer History for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓6 4 too high 24 Survicate 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 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.