Easy Digital Downloads – Store Hours

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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.

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6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.

Directory rank

Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.

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 · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 2.9 years ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ Blogging Theme Styles

   7.7y ago

   I downloaded this originally from EDD’s website. This is the only automatic close store plugin that I could find for Easy Digital Downloads (EDD) as I need to close my store (the checkout part) once a week. Had an issue and the EDD team got it fixed. I added a time schedule to close the store and it works. It does need more features though, such as having a notification bar appear when store is closed (front-end) as right now the message is added over the buy/checkout buttons. Meaning, if your Buy/checkout buttons say “Purchase now”, it will be replaced by your custom message, such as “Store is closed today, come back tomorrow and you’ll be able to checkout!” So, the buttons are very wide now. I suggested for them to add a feature where the buttons remain the same but upon clicking them a pop-up appears with a message that store is closed, or you’re taken to another page where a message is displayed. Or, add a notification bar on top of website somehow or a pop-up floating around the site. Great plugin nonetheless!

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2. ★★★★★ Dan Griffiths

   12.4y ago

   So… generally speaking, reviewing your own work seems fairly silly… of course you’re going to give it five stars! That said… this is one of my personal favorite plugins we’ve written. It’s designed with extensibility in mind, and is one of the most versatile plugins in our collection… check it out!

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Growth timeline

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

1. 2023-12-23 20+ → 10+ down after 392 days in tier
2. 2022-11-26 30+ → 20+ down after 564 days in tier
3. 2021-05-11 20+ → 30+ up

Competes with

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Easy Digital Downloads – Store Hours: 10+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-03. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/easy-digital-downloads-store-hours