wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “easy table”
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 “easy table”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 3 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
Pricing Table – Responsive & Easy shows at wp.org #13 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.2★ average from 26 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 254 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.
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625)
wp.org #1 2 
Easy Table of Contents 600K+ · 4.4★ (221)
wp.org #2 3 
Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (591)
wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too low 4 
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187)
wp.org #3 ↑1 1 too high 5 
WP Table Builder – Drag & Drop Table Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (681)
wp.org #6 ↓1 1 too low 6 
wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449)
wp.org #9 ↓1 3 too low 7 
Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472)
wp.org #10 3 too low 8 
Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60)
wp.org #7 1 too high 9 
Easy Appointments 10K+ · 4.3★ (131) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #5 ↑1 4 too high 10 
Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (74)
wp.org #8 ↑1 2 too high 11 Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254)
wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too low 12 
Easy WP SMTP – WordPress SMTP and Email Logs: Gmail SMTP, Office 365, Outlook, Custom SMTP, and more 500K+ · 4.6★ (709)
wp.org #16 ↓1 4 too low 13 
Easy Updates Manager 300K+ · 4.8★ (726)
wp.org #19 ↓1 6 too low 14 
Pricing Table WordPress Plugin – Easy Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.3★ (133)
wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15 
Easy Google Maps by Supsystic – Custom Markers, Clustering & Map Themes 20K+ · 4.6★ (251)
wp.org #18 3 too low 16 
Joli Table Of Contents – Table of Contents with Gutenberg Block & Shortcode 7K+ · 4.9★ (43)
wp.org #11 ↑6 5 too high 17 
Product Table for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (295) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #15 ↓1 2 too high 18 
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #21 ↓2 3 too low 19 
Events Made Easy 1K+ · 4.6★ (111)
wp.org #24 ↓3 5 too low 20 
FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35)
wp.org #23 3 too low 21 
Posts Table with Search & Sort 3K+ · 4.6★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #20 ↑3 1 too high 22 Pricing Table – Responsive & Easy 3K+ · 4.2★ (26) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too high 23 
TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↓1 9 too high 24 
Table for Divi 1K+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #22 ↓2 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.