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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “order 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 “order table”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 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

Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 706 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Post Types Order 600K+ · 4.5★ (296) wp.org #1 2 Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187) wp.org #2 3 Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #3 4 Category Order and Taxonomy Terms Order 500K+ · 4.5★ (162) wp.org #4 5 Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #5 6 Custom Taxonomy Order 50K+ · 4.8★ (96) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 Flexible Table Block 40K+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254) wp.org #12 4 too low 9 Product Table for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (295) wp.org #8 1 too high 10 Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472) wp.org #16 6 too low 11 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #20 9 too low 12 Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 CWILL (Formerly ParcelPanel) – Shipment Tracking, Tracking & Order Tracking for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.9★ (538) wp.org #24 10 too low 15 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #19 4 too low 16 WPCafe – Restaurant Menu, Online Food Ordering & Table Booking System 5K+ · 4.6★ (113) wp.org #21 5 too low 17 Posts Table with Search & Sort 3K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #13 4 too high 18 FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #18 19 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #17 2 too high 20 WP Sort Order 6K+ · 4.5★ (17) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 WP Term Order 6K+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #9 13 too high 23 Wholesale Order Table for WooCommerce 70+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #23 24 Order List Table Elementor Widget for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #14 10 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.