AffiliateWP Checkout Referrals
by Syed Balkhi · Uncategorized
Also makes 99 other plugins · 21.7M+ installs across the portfolio →
Allow customers to select who should receive a commission at checkout
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Health
C 57/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈600 estimated
Momentum
+62%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “affiliate” and “affiliatewp” for “sumobi” and “referrals”. “affiliate” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sumobi” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “affiliatewp” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “referrals” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
57 health vs 58 average across 25,769 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 23.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,778 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 558 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
3.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 558 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
26
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.9
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| mordauk your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| andrew munro your tag | #2 | #4 | down 1 |
| pippin williamson your tag | #3 | #10 | 0 |
| affiliatewp your tag | #21 | #24 | down 5 |
| referrals | #22 | #24 | down 5 |
| sumobi | #14 | #22 | down 2 |
| affiliate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “affiliate” and “affiliatewp” for “sumobi” and “referrals”. “affiliate” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sumobi” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “affiliatewp” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #21. “referrals” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- Slipping on “affiliatewp”. Down 5 places since 2026-09-30, now #21. Check what shipped around then, and what moved above you.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 813 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
1.5y ago
latest release · v1.2.2 · 23 Apr 2025
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 95% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 5 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alexsteninge5.1y ago
Been a customer for three years and where the support was great at start, it is awfull now. Eventhough there are several application bugs, they are unwilling to do anything about it and just mention it might be in the development scope. Just a minor bu like registered users in your wordpress system cannot be converted to affiliates through forms.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Lekcie5.3y ago
Perfect, works great 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 8 languages, 1 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allow customers to select who should receive a commission at checkout"
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,322 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("Andrew Munro", "mordauk", "Pippin Williamson" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-30 600+ → 500+ down after 278 days in tier
- 2026-01-25 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-24 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-21 700+ → 600+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-01-19 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-18 700+ → 600+ down after 83 days in tier
- 2025-10-27 600+ → 700+ up after 42 days in tier
- 2025-09-15 700+ → 600+ down after 12 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- B bbPress Custom Reply Notifications 80+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
- B bbPress – Notices 40+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Advanced Ads – Ad Manager & AdSense 90K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Pochipp 20K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Meks Easy Ads Widget 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag C -
Affiliate Program Suite — SliceWP Affiliates 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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