Catalog Booster & Product Catalog Mode for WooCommerce
by ndre · eCommerce
Catalog Booster for WooCommerce lets you modify the standard layout, disable sales, transform e-commerce into simple & beautiful catalog.
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Health
B 80/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+2%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “commerce”, “e commerce” and “ecommerce” for “catalog mode”, “catalog” and “booster”. “commerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “catalog mode” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “e commerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “catalog” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “booster” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
80 health vs 71 average across 9,783 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 83K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,160 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 2 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 73 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
2.5★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 3.98★ 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| catalog mode | #5 | #23 | up 1 |
| booster for woocommerce | #5 | #23 | 0 |
| product catalog mode | #7 | #24 | 0 |
| catalog | #9 | #24 | up 2 |
| booster | #12 | #24 | up 1 |
| product catalog your tag | #13 | #24 | down 2 |
| sales booster | #5 | #23 | 0 |
| simple catalog | #7 | #22 | 0 |
| product listing product catalog mode | #8 | #23 | down 1 |
| mode catalog | #8 | #23 | 0 |
| woocommerce booster | #9 | #23 | 0 |
| woocommerce catalog mode | #15 | #24 | 0 |
| product catalog control | #11 | #24 | down 1 |
| woocommerce catalog only | #21 | #24 | down 3 |
| woocommerce catalog | #23 | #24 | 0 |
| wp booster | #14 | #24 | 0 |
| woocommerce catalog mode plugin | #14 | #24 | down 1 |
| commerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| e commerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ecommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
20 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 17 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “commerce”, “e commerce” and “ecommerce” for “catalog mode”, “catalog” and “booster”. “commerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “catalog mode” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “e commerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “catalog” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “booster” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “product catalog”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.5K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.2.9 · 21 Aug 2026
22
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 93% 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 5.7 years 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 12 Feb 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rizzi3.0y ago
Worse thing i ever did by installing this. , it deactivated my elentore plugins and changed the look of my front page to ugly page, i deactivated the plugin but i can’t get rid of ugly page. stayaway
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Eiad7.1y ago
I only installed for the Category layout options only to find these are only images and asking to install other plugin ! Installed the other plugin, No way to find that Category list new layout in options. Complete waste of time
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ cw20169.1y ago
Awesome tool but… It changes the prices in my products listing. Eg. Original price: 2850.00 Price shown on products listing: 285.00! So its giving away 90% OFF. I’ve tried to change dec and tho, also tried to increase more number zero and less but did not worked.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ndre9.5y ago
WooCommerce Catalog Booster has been created to work smoothly as standalone plugin or with eCommerce Product Catalog to use EPC layout on WooCommerce products. If you have any problems or questions fill free to post a support request. We are always happy to help! WooCommerce Catalog Booster Developer
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Catalog Booster for WooCommerce lets you modify the standard layout, disable sales, transform e-commerce in..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,664 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
- 2021-03-05 2K+ → 1K+ down after 222 days in tier
- 2020-07-26 1K+ → 2K+ up after 686 days in tier
- 2018-09-09 900+ → 1K+ up after 129 days in tier
- 2018-05-03 500+ → 900+ up
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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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