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

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 “cod”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 17 of the top 20. 7 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

PCOD – Partial COD, Payment Gateway Restrictions & Fees | for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #8 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 15 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.3★ average from 4 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.6★ from 62 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 Smart COD for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.6★ (52) wp.org #1 2 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Pay for Payment for WooCommerce – Payment Gateway Fees & Discounts 10K+ · 4.7★ (71) wp.org #13 ↓1 10 too low 4 PiWeb Disable payment method / Partial payment for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too low 5 Modal COD Form for woocommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (58) wp.org #11 ↑2 5 too low 7 MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #18 ↑1 11 too low 8 Conditional Payments for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (28) wp.org #15 ↓1 7 too low 9 COD Order Confirmation for India 70+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #7 ↓1 2 too high 10 Bangladeshi Payments Mobile – MFS Gateway, QR Code, Advance COD Protection, Thermal POS Invoicing & WhatsApp Suite 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 AgenWebsite Shipping – Plugin Ongkos Kirim & Generate Resi Otomatis Semua Kurir Indonesia 600+ · 4.6★ (49) wp.org #19 ↑2 8 too low 12 WooBooster Partial COD for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #6 ↓2 6 too high 13 Notiqoo – Order Notification & Customer Chat for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 Cashfree for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #10 ↓1 4 too high 15 Kiswa COD Fee for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 10 too high 16 Payment Gateways by User Roles for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #21 ↓1 5 too low 17 Japanized for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (21) wp.org #20 ↓9 3 too low 18 Check Pincode For WooCommerce 300+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #22 4 too low 19 GLS Shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #12 ↓2 7 too high 20 Lewebexy Partial COD with Razorpay for WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑5 3 too high 21 Tamara Checkout 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↑3 7 too high 22 KiriminAja Official 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑2 6 too high 23 PCOD – Partial COD, Payment Gateway Restrictions & Fees | for WooCommerce 100+ · 2.3★ (4) wp.org #8 ↓1 15 too high 24 Paydibs Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) 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.