AgeOnce Age Verification for WooCommerce
by ageonce · eCommerce
Privacy-first age verification for WooCommerce — checkout, signup & content (16+/18+/21+). Free for 100 verifications/month. No IDs on-site.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈17 estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “age gate”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
83 health vs 71 average across 9,786 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 1.3K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,162 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 14 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
48
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
41%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
+0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| vape your tag | #10 | #9 | 0 |
| age gate your tag | #12 | #17 | 0 |
| age verification your tag | #14 | #17 | down 1 |
| alcohol age check | #5 | #9 | up 1 |
| alcohol your tag | #15 | #14 | up 1 |
| age restriction | #15 | #19 | down 2 |
| age restrict woocommerce | #15 | #23 | 0 |
| signup verification | #19 | #24 | down 1 |
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
27 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 8 listed. 19 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
- One page off on “age gate”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “age verification”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “alcohol”. #15 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “woocommerce” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 17 Apr 2026 · 200 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 405 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
14
releases in the last 12 months
5d ago
latest release · v1.0.14 · 28 Oct 2026
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 16 Apr 2026
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kalfimov4mo ago
I recently used this plugin for a WooCommerce website I was building for a client, and it turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. The setup was straightforward, the verification flow works well, and it integrates nicely without making the checkout experience confusing. It solved our age verification requirements without adding unnecessary complexity. Overall, a great solution if you need reliable age verification for a WordPress or WooCommerce site. Highly recommended!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alf19934mo ago
I’d like to update my previous review. Although I had a frustrating experience at the beginning, I want to recognize the excellent support provided by the Age Once Verify team. They responded quickly to my concerns, processed my refund promptly, and, most importantly, worked to improve their service based on the issues I reported. Customer support makes a big difference, and I truly appreciate how seriously they took my feedback. Because of their professionalism and commitment to improving the platform, I would definitely consider using Age Once Verify again in the future. Thank you to the entire Age Once Verify team for acting so quickly and for your dedication to making the service better. I wish you continued success. This topic was modified 2 weeks ago by alf1993. Reason: The fix the problem
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ zerotor16mo ago
Used on a small WooCommerce shop. Main flow works: restricted products require verification, normal products are unaffected. The latest admin updates made a big difference (especially Content Rules and connection testing). Documentation helped too. Initial setup still takes a few minutes, but overall this is one of the cleaner age-verification plugins we tried.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 16 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 16 of 16 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("use it", "if you want").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 7 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 7,612 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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).
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Age Gate 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C
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