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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “table block”

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 “table block”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Price Table Block shows at wp.org #7 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 800+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 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 #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #1 2 WP Table Builder – Drag & Drop Table Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (681) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Flexible Table Block 40K+ · 4.9★ (34) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Easy Table of Contents 600K+ · 4.4★ (221) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60) wp.org #9 1 too low 9 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #12 ↑2 3 too low 10 SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.9★ (77) wp.org #15 ↑5 5 too low 11 Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254) wp.org #21 10 too low 12 Tableberg – Simple Gutenberg Table Block 4K+ · 4.8★ (46) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too low 13 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #18 ↓3 5 too low 14 Joli Table Of Contents – Table of Contents with Gutenberg Block & Shortcode 7K+ · 4.9★ (43) wp.org #14 ↑4 15 Product Table for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (295) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 Table Of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #5 11 too high 17 Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104) wp.org #17 ↓1 18 TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #8 10 too high 19 Heroic Table of Contents 5K+ · 4.7★ (10) wp.org #23 4 too low 20 Price Table Block 800+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 13 too high 21 RioVizual — Table Blocks for Comparison, Pricing and Pros & Cons 1K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #24 3 too low 22 Table Of Content Block – Auto-Generate Clickable Table of Contents 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #19 ↓2 3 too high 23 Pricing Table – Block – Show Product or Service Pricing in Table Format 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 ↓3 7 too high 24 VK Block Patterns 100K+ · 5.0★ (2) 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.