Plugin audit
Custom Product Display Order on Category and Tag P
Custom Product Display Order on Category and Tag P is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
100+
Rating
5.0★
wp.org · 1 reviews
Downloads / 30d
57
Momentum
-27% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Against 9595 tracked eCommerce plugins: health 64 vs 71 average .
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Not yet in the top 24 results for any search we track. The fixes below are what move it in.
Tags still to break into the top 24: category, drag and drop, product sorting.
What to fix first
- 1
Ship an update
Last release was 452 days ago. wp.org lowers a listing's search weight once it goes about 180 days without a release.
- 2
“category”, “drag and drop” and “product sorting” 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.
- 3
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 71/100
- Update recency Holding it back
Updated 452 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.5; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Neutral
1 review so far, too few to judge quality
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Update cadence is slipping
Needs workLast updated 15 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 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. 57 downloads in 30 days, so a -27% 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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