Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter
by Trusty Plugins · eCommerce
Also makes 4 other plugins · 11K+ installs across the portfolio →
AJAX filter & WooCommerce product filter. Instantly filter posts, custom post types & products by category, taxonomy, attributes, price + Elementor.
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Health
A 92/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.5K estimated
Momentum
-33%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “woocommerce” for “ajax”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ajax” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
92 health vs 71 average across 9,746 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 236.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
This plugin shipped 15 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 3 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 158 reviews, smoothed to 4.71★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
4 of 4 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
30%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ajax filter your tag | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| category filter your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| ajax wordpress category | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| ajax posts | #1 | #1 | up 1 |
| taxonomy filter your tag | #3 | #3 | up 2 |
| product filter your tag | #4 | #5 | up 1 |
| ajax | #4 | #3 | up 2 |
| filter | #5 | #5 | 0 |
| product category id | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| exclude category posts | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| category based products | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| ajax category slider | #2 | #2 | — |
| filter post | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| ajax post | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| filter category | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| category | #6 | #6 | up 3 |
| filter hooks | #4 | #3 | 0 |
| by category | #6 | #5 | up 1 |
| category discount | #4 | #2 | 0 |
| feature category posts | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
610 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 476 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “woocommerce” for “ajax”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ajax” sits at #4 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 18.4K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
15
releases in the last 12 months
12d ago
latest release · v3.1.2 · 19 Oct 2026
87
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; the previous band took 12 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Jan 2022
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.8.5 (25/05/2026) * Updated admin design compatible with WordPress 7.0. * Admin CSS fixed. 2.8.5
- — Version 2.8.4.1 (10/03/2026) * Readme updated. 2.8.4.1
- — Version 2.8.4 (08/07/2025) * CSS conflict issue fixed [for RankMath, WooCommerce] 2.8.4
- — Version 2.8.3 (07/11/2024) * Sorting feature added at the admin settings panel. * Vulnerability fixed mentioned by Wordfence. 2.8.3
- — Version 2.8.2 (20/05/2024) * Plugin scanned with ‘plugin-check’ and fixed all security warnings. 2.8.2
- — Version 2.8.1 (11/04/2024) * ‘Read More’ and ‘All’ string translation compatibility. 2.8.1
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.1.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-11-08 CVE-2024-10871 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program Affects <= 2.8.2 Patched in 2.8.3
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.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 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
7 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "AJAX filter & WooCommerce product filter. Instantly filter posts, custom post types & products by category,..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, Elementor, Divi, ACF.
- ✓ Headings and lists 8 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 9,790 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "category filter" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-08 7K+ → 6K+ down after 370 days in tier
- 2024-12-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 257 days in tier
- 2024-03-21 9K+ → 8K+ down after 89 days in tier
- 2023-12-23 8K+ → 9K+ up after 149 days in tier
- 2023-07-27 7K+ → 8K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-07-25 8K+ → 7K+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2023-07-18 7K+ → 8K+ up after 129 days in tier
- 2023-03-11 6K+ → 7K+ up after 88 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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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 -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C
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