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

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 “wp partial cod”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 4 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 #5 but places #14 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

WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce places #5 on merit, 4.6★ from 449 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 PiWeb Disable payment method / Partial payment for WooCommerce 4K+ · 5.0★ (38) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 SMS Alert – SMS Notifications & OTP Login, COD Verification, Abandoned Cart Recovery 3K+ · 4.6★ (35) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 WooBooster Partial COD for WooCommerce 400+ · 4.7★ (6) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (449) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too low 6 Phone Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (32) wp.org #18 12 too low 7 Japanized for WooCommerce 10K+ · 3.3★ (21) wp.org #7 8 Montonio for WooCommerce 10K+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #12 ↑2 4 too low 9 Lewebexy Partial COD with Razorpay for WooCommerce 80+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 3 too high 10 SMEPay: UPI Gateway for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #14 ↓1 4 too low 11 NXT Cloud Chat – CRM, Inbox & OTP Login 30+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #17 6 too low 12 COD & Advance Payment for WooCommerce 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #8 4 too high 13 R2B Partial COD Lite for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #9 4 too high 14 SR Partial Payments for WooCommerce 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 9 too high 15 EU Withdrawal Button for WooCommerce 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 4 too high 16 AAM Partial COD & Mobile Payment for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 6 too high 17 COD Deposits and Partial Payments for WooCommerce – Advance Payment on Cash on Delivery — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 2 too high 18 Fast2SMS – OTP Login & SMS Notifications 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 2 too high 19 Rooster One 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 1 too low 20 Lexiata Secure COD — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too high 21 SoftSquare Shipping Gateway for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 ↓2 22 Profit Warden — WooCommerce Profit Calculator & Real ROAS Tracker — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 1 too low 23 Beep Conditional Payments for WooCommerce 30+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Raffle for WooCommerce 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↓1 2 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.