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

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 confirmation”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

Kiswa COD Fee for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #3 but places #13 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WPPizza – A Restaurant Plugin places #6 on merit, 5.0★ from 55 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. 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 COD Order Confirmation for India 70+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #2 3 PiWeb Disable payment method / Partial payment for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #6 3 too low 4 PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, WooCommerce Automation & Chat Widget 8K+ · 4.3★ (37) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #12 ↑1 7 too low 6 WPPizza – A Restaurant Plugin 900+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too low 7 Bangladeshi Payments Mobile – MFS Gateway, QR Code, Advance COD Protection, Thermal POS Invoicing & WhatsApp Suite 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Magical Shop Builder – WooCommerce Template Builder for Elementor | Shop, Cart, Checkout & Product Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9 Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce – OTP Verification, Block Fake Signups 2K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #13 ↑1 4 too low 10 Order Approval for Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #21 ↓1 11 too low 11 Abandoned Checkout Recovery & Order Notifications for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12 Check Pincode For WooCommerce 300+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #10 ↑1 2 too high 13 Kiswa COD Fee for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 10 too high 14 NXT Cloud Chat – CRM, Inbox & OTP Login 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #20 ↑2 6 too low 15 COD Express Checkout 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 ↑1 7 too high 16 Paydibs Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 9 too high 17 Simpler Checkout 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 1 too low 18 EU Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #22 ↓1 4 too low 19 Verse Commerce COD Hub for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 4 too high 20 Shipping with Venipak for WooCommerce 1K+ · 2.3★ (6) wp.org #16 ↑1 4 too high 21 VSW COD Handling Charges 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too high 22 Msg91 for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 3 too high 23 SazCOD – COD Order Confirmation for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Clicks Manual Payment Gateways for Pakistan 200+ · 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.