Category Description for WooCommerce

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 58% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

At the current install trend, crossing 800+ in roughly 49 days.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

1. ★★★★★ operator5

   10mo ago

   Excellent solution for those themes that look good but don’t understand how the internet works.

   Read on wp.org ↗
2. ★★★★★ Checo

   1.0y ago

   The plugin works as expected. You simply add the plugin, activate it and a WYSIWYG form appears in WC category section. You add the description, choose where you want it displayed and that’s it. The category description will be displayed when selecting that category in your shop.

   Read on wp.org ↗

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-06-10 500+ → 600+ up after 60 days in tier
2. 2026-04-11 400+ → 500+ up after 74 days in tier
3. 2026-01-27 300+ → 400+ up after 84 days in tier
4. 2025-11-04 200+ → 300+ up after 70 days in tier
5. 2025-08-26 100+ → 200+ up after 100 days in tier
6. 2025-05-18 90+ → 100+ up after 11 days in tier
7. 2025-05-07 80+ → 90+ up after 1 days in tier
8. 2025-05-06 90+ → 80+ down after 1 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).

• Pages with category and tag 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Search & Filter 50K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
• Category Posts Block 40K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
• WCBoost – Products Compare 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B
• Media Library Categories 20K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A

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Category Description for WooCommerce: 700+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/category-description-for-woocommerce