Plugin audit
TaxJar
TaxJar is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
5K+
Rating
2.6★
wp.org · 28 reviews
Downloads / 30d
3.1K
Momentum
+1%
30d vs the 30d before
Against 9562 tracked eCommerce plugins: health 75 vs 71 average · rating, weighted for review count, 3.0★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #1 econom
- #1 sales tax holiday
- #1 taxjar
- #2 tax automation
- #3 tax id Up 2
- #3 taxes Down 1
- #6 sales tax Down 1
- #8 tax Down 1
Tags still to break into the top 24: woocommerce.
What to fix first
- 1
Lift the average rating
Your rating, weighted for review count, is 3.0★ and trails the eCommerce average of 3.8★.
Ranking signals
Listing score 93/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 32 days ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
- Rating quality Strong
2.6★ over 28 reviews, weighted for review count to 3.6★
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Rating below category benchmark
Needs workYour rating, weighted for review count, is 3.0★ and trails the eCommerce average of 3.8★.
What to do: Close the gap with targeted UX fixes and review recovery.
Healthy but under-discovered
OpportunityThis plugin scores 75/100 on health yet sits at 5,000 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.
Readme fails 2 of 8 AI readiness checks
OpportunityAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: names who it is for and headings and lists. One audience phrase ("if you sell"); 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 →Light support activity. Few recent support threads, so there is no backlog to report.
Actively maintained. Updated within the last quarter, a strong trust and ranking signal.
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
TaxJar is a strong product that not enough people know about.
A WP Mayor review and placement put it in front of WordPress users who are choosing plugins.
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