Better WooCommerce Stars Shortcode
by Clicknathan · eCommerce
Creates a shortcode that displays the rating, in stars, of any WooCommerce product.
44 health vs 72 average across 2,074 eCommerce plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 10+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.28, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3980 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
56
now · peak 165
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
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “50+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,378 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-05-30 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in band
- 2026-05-29 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-27 60+ → 50+ down after 5 days in band
- 2026-05-22 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-20 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in band
- 2026-05-17 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in band
- 2026-05-15 60+ → 50+ down after 10 days in band
- 2026-05-05 50+ → 60+ up after 10 days in band
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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WP-PostRatings 30K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C -
Kaya QR Code Generator 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 600K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C
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