wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “gutenberg 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 “gutenberg table”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 2 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

TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables shows at wp.org #16 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 3K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 4755 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) heavy footprint wp.org #1 2

WP Table Builder – Drag & Drop Table Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (681) wp.org #3 1 too low 3

Gutenberg 400K+ · 2.1★ (3888) low rating, top placement wp.org #2 1 too high 4

Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) heavy footprint wp.org #4 ↑3 5

Easy Table of Contents 600K+ · 4.4★ (221) wp.org #5 ↓1 6

Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #6 ↓1 7

wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #9 ↓1 2 too low 8

Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) heavy footprint wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too high 9

Stackable – Page Builder Gutenberg Blocks 100K+ · 4.9★ (522) heavy footprint wp.org #12 ↓1 3 too low 10

Joli Table Of Contents – Table of Contents with Gutenberg Block & Shortcode 7K+ · 4.9★ (43) wp.org #8 ↑6 2 too high 11

PublishPress Blocks – Block Controls, Block Visibility, Block Permissions 20K+ · 4.7★ (204) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too low 12

Starter Templates: AI-Powered Website Templates for Elementor & Gutenberg 1M+ · 4.9★ (4755) wp.org #19 ↑1 7 too low 13

Gutenberg Essential Blocks – Page Builder for Gutenberg Blocks & Patterns 100K+ · 4.9★ (216) heavy footprint wp.org #13 ↓1 14

Tableberg – Simple Gutenberg Table Block 4K+ · 4.8★ (46) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15

Flexible Table Block 40K+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too high 16

Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472) wp.org #23 ↓7 7 too low 17

Product Table for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (295) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18

SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.9★ (77) wp.org #24 6 too low 19

No Gutenberg? – Choose Where to Use the Block Editor or the Classic Editor 9K+ · 5.0★ (16) thin reviews wp.org #15 4 too high 20

FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #21 ↑3 1 too low 21

Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #20 ↑1 1 too high 22

Pricing Table – Responsive & Easy 3K+ · 4.2★ (26) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #22 23

TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too high 24

Table Of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #17 ↑1 7 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.