Dropshipping on Alibaba.com
by Alibaba · eCommerce
Dropship products on sale from global manufacturers, no MOQ. The dropshipping app is for all global dropshippers developed by Alibaba B2B, one of the …
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Health
F 39/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-17%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “alibaba” for “moq”. “alibaba” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “moq” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
39 health vs 71 average across 9,744 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 16K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,139 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1825 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 6.8
2.5★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 3.88★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1825 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 9d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 9d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| moq | #24 | #20 | — |
| alibaba dropshipping | #10 | #7 | 0 |
| alibaba your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dropshipper your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| dropshipping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ecommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| suppliers your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “alibaba” for “moq”. “alibaba” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “moq” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 411 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ webtiney102.3y ago
Please update your plugin or delete it from the plugin websites! Your plugin is old and cause critical error on websites trying to install this!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yukiko-kawa2.4y ago
critical error with wp 6.5 Too bad, I was looking for a suitable tool
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iwavedotenergy2.8y ago
does not work for anything beyond woocommerce 7 as of january 16th, 2024.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ iwavedotenergy2.8y ago
Program unfortunately does not work for anything beyond woocommerce 7.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ebayastore14132.8y ago
Can’t be activated
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ktsoaedi7774.7y ago
Seems pretty solid, stream lines the whole process easily, makes it very easy adding products and putting together the site, i like how it puts you inContact with suppliers on the dashboard too, definitely slept on by incompetent users, keeep up the good work
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ezak415.0y ago
perfect
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MULTISPONSOR5.1y ago
All my woocommerce products are now with VAT 0 despite woocommerce is set to display it. I hope I can restore the system. NOW ALL woocommerce products do not show any text to edit No shipping cost / option displayed on the product, that is included on final price regardless where the buyer buy it from. You can only set 1 country for shipping costs (which won’t be displayed) to all the Alibaba products, and this will apply to buyers any country! No profit % just a multiplier (1X, 2X ETC) or an absolute value, and need to be set on products 1 by 1 Many products require minimum order of 10+ but you can order 1? There is no quantity control from the plugin? So in some cases to cover the high shipping cost and make a profit you need to set the price 12 times more! There are no setting controls on the plugin, no options, and most important (considering the above) no cancel stored setting after uninstalling the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.8.1
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
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 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 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,605 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ecommerce" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-10-25 200+ → 100+ down after 208 days in tier
- 2025-03-31 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-30 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-03-29 300+ → 200+ down after 110 days in tier
- 2024-12-09 400+ → 300+ down after 95 days in tier
- 2024-09-05 500+ → 400+ down after 89 days in tier
- 2024-06-08 600+ → 500+ down after 84 days in tier
- 2024-03-16 700+ → 600+ down after 125 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).
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Syncee Premium Dropshipping & Wholesale 1K+ installs · 4.4★ · 3 shared tags A -
AppScenic – Smart AI Dropshipping 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Importify – AI Dropshipping for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Spocket ‑ US & EU Dropshipping 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Sharkdropship & affiliate for AliExpress 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Inkedjoy-POD Dropshipping 200+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
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