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

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 deposit”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 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

SR Partial Payments for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #9 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 40+ 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

Pre-Orders for WooCommerce places #6 on merit, 4.5★ from 66 reviews, but shows at wp.org #11. 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 Deposits & Partial Payments for WooCommerce – Bayna 1K+ · 5.0★ (49) wp.org #2 3 Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ · 4.8★ (496) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too low 4 Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (58) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 PiWeb Disable payment method / Partial payment for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.5★ (66) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Events In — · 5.0★ (12) wp.org #23 15 too low 9 VSW COD Handling Charges 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 COD & Advance Payment for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 ↑1 4 too high 11 COD Deposits and Partial Payments for WooCommerce – Advance Payment on Cash on Delivery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 3 too high 12 Lexiata Secure COD — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 13 aawahid Simple Deposits for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 14 AAM Partial COD & Mobile Payment for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 15 FlexiCOD – Cash on Delivery Controls for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 16 OzuPay Payment Gateway for M-Pesa — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 17 Zoho Books Integration For WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑1 18 SR Partial Payments for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 EgyDevInfo Down Payment for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓1 1 too high 20 WBPM – Business Profit Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 1 too high 21 TINSE Secure Pay on Delivery for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 1 too high 22 DamaSoft SìContrassegno — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 23 Quotel Hotel Booking – Hotel Booking, Reservation & Room Management for WordPress — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Wallet & Cashback Plugin for WooCommerce — · 1.0★ (1) wp.org #21 3 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.