wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “table filter”
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 filter”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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
TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables shows at wp.org #10 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 14 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
Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder places #11 on merit, 4.6★ from 472 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187)
wp.org #1 2 
WP Table Builder – Drag & Drop Table Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (681)
wp.org #2 3 
HUSKY – Products Filter for WooCommerce Professional. MCP is onboard 80K+ · 4.6★ (337)
wp.org #3 4 
Product Filter for WooCommerce by WBW 50K+ · 4.8★ (325)
wp.org #5 1 too low 5 
Easy Table of Contents 600K+ · 4.4★ (221)
wp.org #4 1 too high 6 
wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449)
wp.org #7 1 too low 7 
Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60)
wp.org #6 1 too high 8 
Product Table for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (295)
wp.org #9 ↓1 1 too low 9 
Blog Filter – Post Grid Filter by Category or Tag 7K+ · 4.9★ (81)
wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too high 10 
Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254)
wp.org #13 3 too low 11 Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472)
wp.org #15 4 too low 12 
Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104)
wp.org #12 13 
Data Tables Generator by Supsystic – Excel-like, WooCommerce & Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.7★ (497)
wp.org #19 6 too low 14 
Joli Table Of Contents – Table of Contents with Gutenberg Block & Shortcode 7K+ · 4.9★ (43)
wp.org #11 3 too high 15 
WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88)
wp.org #17 2 too low 16 
Code Snippets 1M+ · 4.7★ (510)
wp.org #20 4 too low 17 
SimpleTOC – Table of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.9★ (77)
wp.org #21 4 too low 18 
FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35)
wp.org #16 2 too high 19 
PVT – Product Variation Table for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (49)
wp.org #24 5 too low 20 
Posts Table with Search & Sort 3K+ · 4.6★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #14 6 too high 21 
WCAPF – Ajax Product Filter for WooCommerce 8K+ · 4.3★ (44)
wp.org #22 1 too low 22 
MDTF – Meta Data and Taxonomies Filter 900+ · 4.5★ (28)
wp.org #23 1 too low 23 
TableOn – WordPress Posts Table Filterable 200+ · 4.6★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #18 5 too high 24 TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #10 14 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.