Book Previewer for Woocommerce
by g5theme · Media
Also makes 7 other plugins · 17.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews · Open vulnerability
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+36%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “book”, “book gallery” and “book shop” 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.
47 health vs 62 average across 3,291 Media plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 17.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Media plugin keeps 0.8%, across 2,322 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Media 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23.
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 2148 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.6.23; the current branch is 6.8
4.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description under 30 characters
To rank higher: Last updated 2148 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| book previewer your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| demo previewer | #9 | #7 | 0 |
| book your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| book gallery your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| book shop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| book store your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “book”, “book gallery” and “book shop” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 984 · 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
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
5.9y ago
latest release · v1.0.6 · 15 Dec 2020
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Jan 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anonymous5.5y ago
It’s really well done and simple but perhaps too simple. Like other reviews, it applies to ALL products – books or not. Need a way for it to only apply to the products that I choose.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jeff Rose5.9y ago
This is a really good plugin, missing just a couple of small features. It’s literally as easy as uploading & installing it and it just works. All of your products in WooCommerce will now act like books with a nice smooth 3D animation. If you had a back image, you can flip the book around, 180 degrees. Any pictures added to the product gallery become “Look Inside” images kind of like Amazon has. It’s great for building a store of books. What’s missing/wrong? 1) It applies to all products, so if you sell any products besides books your t-shirts and mugs and fuzzy slippers act like books. (I fixed this myself with a few lines of code). 2) If you don’t sell hardcover/paperback books (say coil bound) the plugin forces a ridge/shadow along the spine making it look weird and may not reflect the actual product 3) Look Inside could use keyboard navigation or sidebar like Amazon.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0.6). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 3 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
2 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description is 18 characters, too short to say what the plugin does.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 133 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Book Gallery", "book shop" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2021-08-11 700+ → 1K+ up
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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Books Gallery – Book Showcase, Library & Affiliate Plugin 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
MyBookTable Bookstore by Stormhill Media 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag B -
Mooberry Book Manager 1K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Book Review Block 900+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag D -
WP Post Series 600+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A - P Planyo online reservation system 400+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag
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