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

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 service”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 3 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

Table Of Contents Block shows at wp.org #8 but places #19 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 10K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 7 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 #8 on merit, 4.9★ from 706 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 TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625) wp.org #1 2 wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449) wp.org #2 3 Product Table for WooCommerce 5K+ · 4.8★ (295) wp.org #4 ↑1 1 too low 4 Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.5★ (74) wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 Pricing Table by Supsystic – Responsive Pricing Plans & Comparison Tables 10K+ · 4.1★ (288) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Ninja Tables – Easy Data Table Builder 70K+ · 4.6★ (472) wp.org #10 ↓7 4 too low 7 Tiered Pricing Table for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.7★ (104) wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too high 8 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (706) wp.org #18 ↓5 10 too low 9 Data Tables Generator by Supsystic – Excel-like, WooCommerce & Pricing Tables 10K+ · 4.7★ (497) wp.org #17 8 too low 10 WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88) wp.org #13 ↑2 3 too low 11 Elementor Website Builder – more than just a page builder 10M+ · 4.5★ (7323) wp.org #14 ↓2 3 too low 12 FlexTable – Data Table Sync with Google Sheets 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #9 ↑2 3 too high 13 TableKit – WordPress Table Builder for Data Tables, WooCommerce Product Tables & Post Tables 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 ↑1 10 too high 14 ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #22 ↓2 8 too low 15 FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410) wp.org #19 ↓1 4 too low 16 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #21 ↓2 5 too low 17 Tableberg – Simple Gutenberg Table Block 4K+ · 4.8★ (46) wp.org #23 ↓2 6 too low 18 Pricing Table – Responsive & Easy 3K+ · 4.2★ (26) wp.org #12 ↓2 6 too high 19 Table Of Contents Block 10K+ · 4.3★ (7) wp.org #8 11 too high 20 WowShipping – Table Rate & Weight Based Shipping 700+ · 5.0★ (25) wp.org #20 21 Table Of Content Block – Auto-Generate Clickable Table of Contents 3K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 ↓1 6 too high 22 Pricing Table – Block – Show Product or Service Pricing in Table Format 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓2 11 too high 23 Price Table Block 800+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 TableMaster for Elementor – Responsive Data Tables & Comparison Tables 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #24 ↓2

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.