Plugin audit
Ajax Cart AutoUpdate for WooCommerce
Ajax Cart AutoUpdate for WooCommerce has urgent issues capping its growth.
Active installs
7K+
Rating
5.0★
wp.org · 214 reviews
Downloads / 30d
609
Momentum
+44% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Against 9595 tracked eCommerce plugins: health 53 vs 71 average · rating, weighted for review count, 4.9★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #11 autoupdate Down 1
What to fix first
- 1
Ship a compatibility release to reset the freshness signal.
No update in 68 months. wp.org search heavily penalizes stale plugins, and users look for a recent release.
- 2
Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 7.1
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 7.1. Matching the current branch keeps its full search weight.
- 3
#11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- 4
“ajax”, “cart” and “update” aren't earning a slot
You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- 5
Readme fails 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
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.
Ranking signals
Listing score 52/100
- Update recency Holding it back
Updated 2048 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Holding it back
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Strong
5.0★ over 214 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.8★
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
No update in 68 months
Criticalwp.org search heavily penalizes stale plugins, and users look for a recent release.
What to do: Ship a compatibility release to reset the freshness signal.
Readme fails 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: names who it is for, headings and lists and enough to quote. Never says who the plugin is for or 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. 609 downloads in 30 days, so a +44% move is a few installs rather than a trend.
Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
Trusted by users. 214 reviews averaging 5.0★ on wp.org, a durable reputation.
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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