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

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 extra fee”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 5 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 #4 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.8★ average from 5 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

PiWeb Advanced Flat rate / Conditional shipping for WooCommerce places #7 on merit, 4.9★ from 58 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. 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 Weight Based Shipping Table Rate for WooCommerce – Flexible Shipping 100K+ · 4.9★ (705) wp.org #8 ↓1 6 too low 3 Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (58) wp.org #3 4 Pay for Payment for WooCommerce – Payment Gateway Fees & Discounts 10K+ · 4.7★ (71) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 PiWeb Disable payment method / Partial payment for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #5 6 MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too low 7 PiWeb Advanced Flat rate / Conditional shipping for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.9★ (58) wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too low 8 Phone Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #18 ↓1 10 too low 9 PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, WooCommerce Automation & Chat Widget 9K+ · 4.2★ (34) wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 Japanized for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (21) wp.org #7 ↓1 3 too high 11 Kiswa COD Fee for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 9 too high 12 StoreEngine — Complete eCommerce Solution with Memberships, Licensing, Affiliates & More 700+ · 5.0★ (17) wp.org #22 ↓2 10 too low 13 anhqui Custom Fee Rules for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #10 3 too high 14 PCOD – Partial COD, Payment Gateway Restrictions & Fees | for WooCommerce 100+ · 2.8★ (5) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 SamedayCourier Shipping 4K+ · 2.7★ (14) wp.org #11 ↓2 4 too high 16 VSW COD Handling Charges 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 ↓1 7 too high 17 Woot 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too low 18 Fast2SMS – OTP Login & SMS Notifications 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too low 19 Alovio Checkout Fields – Custom WooCommerce Checkout Fields + Conditional Logic 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓1 3 too high 20 Plusero – Extra Fees for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 1 too low 21 Unstoppable COD Order Forms for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 2 too low 22 SR Partial Payments for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too high 23 Quicker – WooCommerce Quick Checkout, Checkout Field Editor & Order Bumps 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #17 ↓1 6 too high 24 Flexible Fees Manager for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.