wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wp table plugin”
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 “wp table plugin”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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
Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF shows at wp.org #15 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 50K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.9★ average from 60 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8708)
wp.org #1 2 
WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ · 4.8★ (2470)
wp.org #2 3 
TablePress – Tables in WordPress made easy 600K+ · 5.0★ (4625)
wp.org #3 4 
WP Table Builder – Drag & Drop Table Builder 50K+ · 4.8★ (681)
wp.org #4 5 
WP Mail SMTP by WPForms – SMTP for Reliable Email Delivery with Gmail, Outlook, Amazon SES, Brevo, Other SMTP & More 4M+ · 4.8★ (5209)
wp.org #5 6 
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617)
wp.org #6 7 
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676)
wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 
Table of Contents Plus – Automatic Table of Contents for Posts & Pages 200K+ · 4.5★ (187)
wp.org #7 ↑2 1 too high 9 
FluentSMTP – WP Mail SMTP Plugin with Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, Postmark, Cloudflare, toSend, Gmail and Any SMTP 700K+ · 4.8★ (410)
wp.org #9 ↓1 10 
wpDataTables – WordPress Data Table, Dynamic Tables & Table Charts Plugin 60K+ · 4.5★ (449)
wp.org #11 1 too low 11 
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323)
wp.org #10 1 too high 12 
WP Statistics – Simple, privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternative 500K+ · 4.1★ (758)
wp.org #12 ↑1 13 
WP Reset 300K+ · 4.8★ (1014)
wp.org #17 4 too low 14 
WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and Themes 200K+ · 4.9★ (215)
wp.org #14 ↓2 15 
WP Store Locator 40K+ · 4.8★ (312)
wp.org #16 1 too low 16 
WP Data Access – App Builder for Tables, Forms, Dashboards, Charts & Maps 10K+ · 4.9★ (88)
wp.org #13 ↑1 3 too high 17 
Product Table & List Builder for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.9★ (254)
wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too low 18 
Members – Membership & User Role Editor Plugin 300K+ · 4.9★ (1281)
wp.org #22 4 too low 19 
WP-Members Membership Plugin 50K+ · 4.6★ (272)
wp.org #19 ↑1 20 
All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights) 2M+ · 4.7★ (5231)
wp.org #24 ↓6 4 too low 21 Table Field Add-on for ACF and SCF 50K+ · 4.9★ (60)
wp.org #15 6 too high 22 
WP Activity Log 300K+ · 4.7★ (490)
wp.org #21 ↑1 1 too high 23 
WP Crontrol 300K+ · 4.4★ (167)
wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too high 24 
Flexible Table Block 40K+ · 4.9★ (34)
wp.org #23 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.