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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “cod order 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 order confirmation”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 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

Kiswa COD Fee 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 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 #5 on merit, 5.0★ from 55 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. 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 #3 1 too low 3 COD Order Confirmation for India 70+ · 4.5★ (11) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 PiWeb Disable payment method / Partial payment for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #6 ↑1 2 too low 5 WPPizza – A Restaurant Plugin 900+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #13 ↑1 8 too low 6 MultiParcels Shipping For WooCommerce 4K+ · 4.6★ (62) wp.org #12 ↑1 6 too low 7 Magical Shop Builder – WooCommerce Template Builder for Elementor | Shop, Cart, Checkout & Product Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #7 ↑1 8 PushEngage – Web Push Notifications, WooCommerce Automation & Chat Widget 8K+ · 4.3★ (37) wp.org #11 ↑1 3 too low 9 Gift Wrapper for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.7★ (52) wp.org #17 ↑1 8 too low 10 Customer Email Verification for WooCommerce – OTP Verification, Block Fake Signups 2K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #10 ↑1 11 Abandoned Checkout Recovery & Order Notifications for WooCommerce 800+ · 3.9★ (7) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12 Bangladeshi Payments Mobile – MFS Gateway, QR Code, Advance COD Protection, Thermal POS Invoicing & WhatsApp Suite 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #5 7 too high 13 Restaurant Menu and Food Ordering 2K+ · 4.5★ (15) wp.org #21 ↑1 8 too low 14 Kiswa COD Fee for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 10 too high 15 Check Pincode For WooCommerce 300+ · 4.4★ (5) wp.org #15 16 Simpler Checkout 50+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↑1 3 too low 17 Paydibs Gateway for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↑1 9 too high 18 SazCOD – COD Order Confirmation for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑1 2 too high 19 EU Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 ↑1 1 too high 20 COD Express Checkout 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑2 6 too high 21 Verse Commerce COD Hub for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 VSW COD Handling Charges 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Clicks Manual Payment Gateways for Pakistan 200+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↑1 3 too high 24 WALoops Order Notifications, COD Verification & Abandoned Cart for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↑1 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.