Plugin audit
codnloc Payment Gateway for Whish Money
codnloc Payment Gateway for Whish Money is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
50+
Rating
5.0★
wp.org · 1 reviews
Downloads / 30d
118
Momentum
+41% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Against 1869 tracked Payments plugins: health 65 vs 68 average .
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #1 whish
- #1 whish money
Tags still to break into the top 24: payment gateway.
What to fix first
- 1
Ship an update
Last release was 433 days ago. wp.org lowers a listing's search weight once it goes about 180 days without a release.
- 2
“payment gateway” isn't earning a slot
You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- 3
Readme fails 5 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.
- 4
Ask happy users for a review
A short in-plugin prompt after a success moment is the usual way. Reviews give the listing a rating people trust at install time.
Ranking signals
Listing score 65/100
- Update recency Holding it back
Updated 433 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Neutral
1 review so far, too few to judge quality
- Listing tuning Strong
3 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
What we found
Update cadence is slipping
Needs workLast updated 14 months ago. Freshness is one of the strongest directory-ranking signals.
What to do: Get back on a visible release cadence, even minor releases.
Readme fails 5 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: says what it does, has a faq, faq asks real questions, names who it is for and enough to quote. Short description is 11 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
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 →Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 1 rating. 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.
Small download base. 118 downloads in 30 days, so a +41% 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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