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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “rto”

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 “rto”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 1 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

iThink Logistics eCommerce shipping in India shows at wp.org #18 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 100+ installs carry it up the search order; its 2.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Dynamic Conditions 60K+ · 4.8★ (114) wp.org #1 2 Notiqoo – Order Notification & Customer Chat for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.8★ (19) wp.org #4 2 too low 3 Clicks Manual Payment Gateways for Pakistan 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Bharat Commerce – COD RTO + UPI QR for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 Fast2SMS – OTP Login & SMS Notifications 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 6 R2B Partial COD Lite for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #7 1 too low 7 CODShield AI – Cash on Delivery (COD) Fraud Shield — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 MaslBound — COD Manager for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 9 NXT Cloud Chat – CRM, Inbox & OTP Login 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #21 ↓1 12 too low 10 ProfitGate for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 1 too high 11 Bikram COD Order Verification for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too high 12 CODVane – Cash on Delivery Order Verification — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 1 too high 13 COD Deposits and Partial Payments for WooCommerce – Advance Payment on Cash on Delivery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 1 too high 14 Multiaddons Anti Fraud And Fake Order Protection for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 1 too high 15 Lexiata Secure COD — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too high 16 WeftKart Shipping & Tracking — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 Clicks Manual Payment Gateways for Bangladesh — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 Notify CRM — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 Hublle — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 20 PhonePe Express Checkout 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓1 21 B Blowhorn Logistics Same Day Delivery 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 1 too low 22 iThink Logistics Multivendor – Marketplace eCommerce shipping for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 PageSwapper 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1 1 too low 24 iThink Logistics eCommerce shipping in India 100+ · 2.3★ (3) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 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.