ShopWP vs External Store for Shopify

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

ShopWP

by Andrew

Health D50

External Store for Shopify

by Fahad Mahmood

Health B81

Active-install trajectory

ShopWPExternal Store for Shopify

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	ShopWP	External Store for Shopify
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	600–700	2K–3K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-25% ✓	-33%
Overall health	D · 50	B · 81 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	15/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	75/100 ✓	68/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.0★ ✓	3.8★
Reviews	65 ✓	5
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	60/100	89/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	2.6y ago	6d ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	379	2.2K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	0.2%	2.0% ✓
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

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

Release activity

ShopWPExternal Store for Shopify

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.