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

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 order”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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

Modal COD Form for woocommerce shows at wp.org #6 but places #16 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WPPizza – A Restaurant Plugin places #12 on merit, 5.0★ from 55 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. 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 Order Approval for Woocommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (23) wp.org #2 3 Custom Order Status for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (32) wp.org #3 4 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 COD Order Confirmation for India 70+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 Payment Gateway Based Fees and Discounts for WooCommerce 30K+ · 4.7★ (58) wp.org #11 5 too low 7 PiWeb Disable payment method / Partial payment for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 Upsell Funnel Builder for WooCommerce – Create Upsells, Cross-Sells, Order Bumps, Frequently Bought, and Popups. 2K+ · 4.7★ (116) wp.org #15 7 too low 9 Scheduled & Automatic Order Status Controller for WooCommerce 2K+ · 5.0★ (11) wp.org #7 2 too high 10 Notiqoo – Order Notification & Customer Chat for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Pre-Orders for WooCommerce 7K+ · 4.5★ (66) wp.org #16 5 too low 12 WPPizza – A Restaurant Plugin 900+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Phone Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #17 4 too low 14 Order Limit for WooCommerce (Free Version) 800+ · 4.2★ (13) wp.org #10 4 too high 15 Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce – OTP Verification, Block Fake Signups 2K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #23 8 too low 16 Modal COD Form for woocommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 10 too high 17 Cashfree for WooCommerce 9K+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #8 9 too high 18 WooBooster Partial COD for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #13 5 too high 19 Bangladeshi Payments Mobile – MFS Gateway, QR Code, Advance COD Protection, Thermal POS Invoicing & WhatsApp Suite 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #14 5 too high 20 WANotifier for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #22 2 too low 21 N Ni Order Filter For WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 2 too high 22 Kiswa COD Fee for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 4 too high 23 Lewebexy Partial COD with Razorpay for WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 PCOD – Partial COD, Payment Gateway Restrictions & Fees | for WooCommerce 100+ · 2.3★ (4) 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.