Plugin audit
Order Status History for WooCommerce
Order Status History for WooCommerce is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
900+
Rating
5.0★
wp.org · 14 reviews
Downloads / 30d
292
Momentum
+16% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Against 9546 tracked eCommerce plugins: health 77 vs 71 average · rating, weighted for review count, 4.5★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #4 order history
- #4 past orders
- #4 woocommerce order history
- #5 customer order history Up 1
- #5 history Up 1
- #8 woocommerce history
- #13 order status Down 2
- #23 status Down 2
Tags still to break into the top 24: woocommerce orders.
What to fix first
- 1
Swap “woocommerce orders” and “order status” for “history” and “status”
“woocommerce orders” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “history” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “order status” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “status” sits at #23 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 2
One page off on “order status”
#13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- 3
Get back on a visible release cadence, even minor releases.
Last updated 10 months ago. Freshness is one of the strongest directory-ranking signals.
- 4
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 84/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 303 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Strong
5.0★ over 14 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ 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 10 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 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: names who it is for, headings and lists and tags match the text. 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 →Review volume is thin
OpportunityOnly 14 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.
Healthy but under-discovered
OpportunityThis plugin scores 77/100 on health yet sits at 900 installs. The product is good; distribution is the gap.
What to do: A WP Mayor review and placement can put it in front of the right audience.
Small download base. 292 downloads in 30 days, so a +16% 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.
WP Mayor
Plugin promotion & growth
Order Status History for WooCommerce is a strong product that not enough people know about.
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