Plugin audit
Sharkdropship & affiliate for AliExpress
Sharkdropship & affiliate for AliExpress is healthy and under-discovered, a promotion opportunity.
Active installs
300+
Rating
4.2★
wp.org · 38 reviews
Downloads / 30d
275
Momentum
-4% low volume
30d vs the 30d before
Against 9546 tracked eCommerce plugins: health 87 vs 71 average · rating, weighted for review count, 4.1★ vs 3.8★.
Where it ranks in wp.org search
Main keywords, best position first
- #1 aliexpress product importer
- #3 aliexpress
- #4 aliexpress dropshipping
- #5 aliexpress dropshipping plugin
- #5 aliexpress integration for woocommerce
- #5 aliexpress integration for woocommerce plugin
- #5 aliexpress woocommerce integration
Tags still to break into the top 24: affiliate marketing, dropshipping, ecommerce.
What to fix first
- 1
Swap “affiliate marketing” for “aliexpress dropshipping”
“affiliate marketing” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “aliexpress dropshipping” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- 2
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 93/100
- Update recency Strong
Updated 52 days ago
- WP compatibility Strong
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11; the current branch is 7.1
- Rating quality Strong
4.2★ over 38 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★
- Listing tuning Strong
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
What we found
Readme fails 3 of 8 AI readiness checks
Needs workAI assistants recommend what they can quote. Failing: says what it does, names who it is for and headings and lists. Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
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 →Healthy but under-discovered
OpportunityThis plugin scores 87/100 on health yet sits at 300 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.
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
Sharkdropship & affiliate for AliExpress 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.
- A WP Mayor review. An independent, in-depth review in front of a high-intent audience.
- Newsletter coverage. A feature in the WP Mayor newsletter, straight to subscribers.
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