Plugin audit
Abandoned Checkout Recovery & Order Notifications
Abandoned Checkout Recovery & Order Notifications is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
800+
Rating
3.9★
wp.org · 7 reviews
Downloads / 30d
338
Momentum
+39% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Against 9559 tracked eCommerce plugins: health 62 vs 71 average · rating, weighted for review count, 3.9★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #9 cod order confirmation Up 1
- #9 whatsapp pm
- #13 checkout recovery
- #17 abandoned checkout Down 1
- #18 cod order form Up 2
- #22 whatsapp order confirmation Down 3
- #24 abandoned order
Tags still to break into the top 24: abandoned cart, whatsapp, whatsapp api.
What to fix first
- 1
Ship an update
Last release was 472 days ago. wp.org lowers a listing's search weight once it goes about 180 days without a release.
- 2
Ask happy users for a review
7 reviews so far. wp.org gives the rating more weight as the count grows past 25.
- 3
Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 7.1
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1. Matching the current branch keeps its full search weight.
- 4
Swap “abandoned cart” and “whatsapp” for “checkout recovery” and “abandoned checkout”
“abandoned cart” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “checkout recovery” sits at #13 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “whatsapp” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “abandoned checkout” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Ranking signals
Listing score 70/100
- Update recency Holding it back
Updated 472 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Holding it back
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Holding it back
3.9★ over 7 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ and held back under 25 reviews
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Update cadence is slipping
Needs workLast updated 16 months ago. Freshness is one of the strongest directory-ranking signals.
What to do: Get back on a visible release cadence, even minor releases.
Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 7 ratings. A handful of reviews makes your star average fragile and weakens trust at install time.
What to do: Run a structured in-plugin review prompt and a review campaign.
Readme fails 1 of 8 AI readiness checks
OpportunityAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: names who it is for. One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
What to do: Rewrite the readme so each failed check passes: say the job in the first line, answer real questions in the FAQ, name who it is for and what it works with, and use headings and lists. For the same check on your plugin's own website, run the free AI visibility scan from AgentVania.
Run the free AI visibility scan →Small download base. 338 downloads in 30 days, so a +39% move is a few installs rather than a trend.
Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
No open vulnerabilities recorded. No unpatched security advisory is recorded against this plugin.
Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
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