Continue Shopping Anywhere for WooCommerce
by ivanchernyakov · eCommerce
Also makes 5 other plugins · 1.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a continue shopping link on any woocommerce page. You can also customize this link.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈750 estimated
Momentum
+10%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “continue shopping”, “ecommerce” and “notice” 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 71 average across 9,829 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.0%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 10K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,174 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.
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 4+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18.
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 1521 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.0.18; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1521 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| continue shopping your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ecommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notice your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shopping 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
- “continue shopping”, “ecommerce” and “notice” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 236 · 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
4.2y ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 4 Sep 2022
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months 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 22 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ enrique1siv3.0y ago
Respects the theme style – Please keep testing it with new vesions of Woo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ SuperCoolTotes3.4y ago
Works great. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sylvie-V4.1y ago
Many thanks, a very useful plugin who works perfectly !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ greenpasturedesigns6.5y ago
I spent hours trying to find a solution to add a ‘continue shopping’ button to the checkout page. This plugin solved my issue seamlessly. Thanks, Ivan!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ groggy726.9y ago
Awesome stuff.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more · development strings
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a continue shopping link on any woocommerce page. You can also customize this link."
- ! 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 1 heading and 3 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 498 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ecommerce", "notice" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-29 800+ → 700+ down after 179 days in tier
- 2025-11-01 900+ → 800+ down after 151 days in tier
- 2025-06-03 1K+ → 900+ down after 1230 days in tier
- 2022-01-20 500+ → 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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Continue Shopping for WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Ecwid by Lightspeed Ecommerce Shopping Cart 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Klarna for WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
Simple Shopping Cart 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP EasyCart: Shopping Cart and eCommerce Store 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Checkout for PayPal 500+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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