External Store for Shopify vs WooCommerce Grid / List toggle

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

Health B81

Health D43

Active-install trajectory

External Store for Shopify moved down one install band, 3K+ to 2K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	External Store for Shopify	WooCommerce Grid / List toggle
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	2K–3K	10K–20K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-33%	0% ✓
Overall health	B · 81 ✓	D · 43
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	68/100	70/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.8★	3.8★ ✓
Reviews	5	31 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	44/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	6d ago ✓	8.5y ago
Downloads · 30d	2.2K ✓	633
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.0% ✓	1.8%
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

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

Release activity

External Store for ShopifyWooCommerce Grid / List toggle

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.