Better WooCommerce Stars Shortcode
by Clicknathan · eCommerce
Creates a shortcode that displays the rating, in stars, of any WooCommerce product.
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
50+
≈56 estimated
Momentum
-32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “rating”, “ratings” and “shortcode” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
44 health vs 71 average across 9,745 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 50 of 5.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,141 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.
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 11+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.8.34, well behind 6.8.
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 4086 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.8.34; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.08★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4086 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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| rating your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ratings your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shortcode your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| stars your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “rating”, “ratings” and “shortcode” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 165 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #20,100 to #21,200, alongside the other plugins at 50+ 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
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.
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 “50+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 58% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Sep 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ closery9.1y ago
This is perfect plugin! Simple and easy to use. I really love it, thanks mate! If anyone can not use in theme files use do_shortcode function like that; <?php echo do_shortcode( ‘[woocommerce_rating]’ ); ?>
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ deanMKD9.1y ago
Only show me “Be the first to rate 808 Touchdown V1” and nothing more.. Not working.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ warhost9.9y ago
So this is the first time I am reviewing a plugin. So why this one? Because I am using a highly customized theme and several plugins with it, I couldn’t figure out a simple way of how to show the Star Count on a Product Page using Visual Composer. This plugin solved this problem. It couldn’t be easier. Thank you very much! P.S.: I made a small enhancement to the code of the plugin, so that when you click on the stars, it will take you down the site to the reviews (the ‘one-pager’ style), and not just refresh the page. When you want to do the same, in your Visual Composer (or similar) specify an ID to a row/section you want a click on the stars to move to (Reviews in this case), then edit the plugins file by appending the id to the link: $link = get_permalink( $id ) . "#theIDyouChose"; This will append the ID to the link of the stars.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Creates a shortcode that displays the rating, in stars, of any WooCommerce product."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 219 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ratings" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-30 60+ → 50+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-05-29 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 60+ → 50+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2026-05-22 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-20 60+ → 50+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-17 50+ → 60+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-05-15 60+ → 50+ down after 10 days in tier
- 2026-05-05 50+ → 60+ up after 10 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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WP-PostRatings 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 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 · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Shortcodes Ultimate – Content Elements 400K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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