Plugin audit
Out of Stock Message Manager for WooCommerce
Out of Stock Message Manager for WooCommerce is solid but leaving growth on the table.
Active installs
2K+
Rating
4.2★
wp.org · 6 reviews
Downloads / 30d
380
Momentum
+23% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #3 sold out badge
- #4 sold out Down 1
- #7 out of stock alert Down 1
- #12 out of stock Down 3
- #12 stock out
- #17 out of stock notification Down 2
- #18 out stock
- #23 out
Tags still to break into the top 24: badge, variation swatches.
What to fix first
- 1
Ship an update
Last release was 501 days ago. wp.org lowers a listing's search weight once it goes about 180 days without a release.
- 2
Ask happy users for a review
6 reviews so far. wp.org gives the rating more weight as the count grows past 25.
- 3
Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 7.1
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1. Matching the current branch keeps its full search weight.
- 4
“badge” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “stock out” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 5
One page off on “out of stock”
#12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Ranking signals
Listing score 69/100
- Update recency Holding it back
Updated 501 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
- WP compatibility Holding it back
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Holding it back
4.2★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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 17 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 6 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.
Small download base. 380 downloads in 30 days, so a +23% 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.
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Downloads, last 2 years
From our own archive, not wp.org's current-week figure.
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