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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “tableau”

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 “tableau”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 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

User Sync shows at wp.org #2 but places #6 on merit, a gap of 4 places. Its 200+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 SAML IDP (Identity Provider) – Login with Website Users 600+ · 4.8★ (62) wp.org #1 2 Login Armor 600+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Cab Grid 100+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Editor Custom Color Palette 90+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 Securicheck – Audit et Sécurité WordPress 60+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 User Sync 200+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 Cyberpret – Calculettes 500+ · 4.2★ (6) wp.org #14 7 too low 8 PWD WP Favicon 700+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 Guest Suite 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 Scoby Analytics 30+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 3 too high 11 Cocolis Officiel : Méthodes de livraison pour WooCommerce 50+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 Sirdata CMP 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 Paiement Wave Senegal 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 ICustomizer 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 SAML IDP – Login with WordPress Users via SAML SSO — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 2 too high 16 ImmoWP Estimation 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too low 17 BookDriver — Formulaire de réservation — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 PrivacyTech CMP — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too low 19 Andy, Votre Assistant Intelligent 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Kulturae Agenda – Agenda d'événements culturels — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 W WP-TAB Tableau Public Viz Block 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 Slider Galerie Native Responsive 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Nexconform Consent Manager — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 Restore Classic Editor & Widgets – Clean & Lightweight Dashboard — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.