PDF Catalog for WooCommerce vs ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode and PDF Catalog for WooCommerce are close on health (A · 87 vs B · 84). ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode has the stronger rating quality.

PDF Catalog for WooCommerce

by theme funda

Health B84

ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode

by ELEXtensions

Health A87

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	PDF Catalog for WooCommerce	ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	10K–20K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	B · 84	A · 87 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	97/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	79/100	85/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.2★	4.4★ ✓
Reviews	26 ✓	17
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	96/100 ✓	94/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads, last 30d	604	3.5K ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+26%	+142%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.8% ✓	3.1%
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

PDF Catalog for WooCommerceELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.