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

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 creator”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20.

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 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 #21 on merit, a gap of 14 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

Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements places #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 5925 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #1 2 Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Custom Post Types and Custom Fields creator – WCK 10K+ · 4.7★ (97) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Coupon Creator 1K+ · 4.3★ (37) wp.org #4 5 Spectra Legacy – Gutenberg Blocks 1M+ · 4.7★ (1872) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Masteriyo LMS – LMS Course Builder, Quizzes & Certificates 6K+ · 4.8★ (184) wp.org #8 2 too low 7 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too low 8 Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ · 4.9★ (5925) wp.org #18 ↓3 10 too low 9 Kadence Blocks — Page Builder Toolkit for Gutenberg Editor 600K+ · 4.8★ (333) wp.org #11 ↑2 2 too low 10 Table Of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #2 8 too high 11 Easy Digital Downloads – eCommerce Payments and Subscriptions made easy 40K+ · 4.7★ (592) wp.org #16 ↓2 5 too low 12 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #14 ↑4 2 too low 13 Burst Statistics – Simple WordPress Analytics (Google Analytics Alternative) 200K+ · 4.9★ (186) wp.org #15 ↑2 2 too low 14 Tableberg – Simple Gutenberg Table Block 4K+ · 4.8★ (46) wp.org #13 ↓1 1 too high 15 WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (200) wp.org #23 ↓2 8 too low 16 Otter Blocks – Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builder for Gutenberg Editor & FSE 300K+ · 4.7★ (251) wp.org #22 ↑1 6 too low 17 Table Of Content Block – Auto-Generate Clickable Table of Contents 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 11 too high 18 AffiliateX – Amazon Affiliate Plugin, Product Boxes, Comparison Tables & Affiliate Link Tracking 9K+ · 4.5★ (35) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 too low 19 RioVizual — Table Blocks for Comparison, Pricing and Pros & Cons 1K+ · 4.6★ (12) wp.org #17 ↓1 2 too high 20 Web Accessibility (formally known as Ally) – WCAG Scanning, Guided Fixes, Usability Widget 500K+ · 2.9★ (163) wp.org #24 4 too low 21 Price Table Block 800+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 14 too high 22 AI Content Creator – Easy ChatGPT powered article generator 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 12 too high 23 Superb Table (SEO Optimized Tables With Schema) 2K+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #20 3 too high 24 TableStack- Ultimate Table Builder for Block Editor 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 5 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.