Product Advisor for Ecwid
by fkie · eCommerce
This module allows to show Random Products, Bestsellers, On Sale & Latest Products from Ecwid store.
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 45/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-20%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “ecwid”, “shop” and “shopping cart” 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.
45 health vs 71 average across 9,750 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 18.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,143 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38, well behind 6.8.
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 4394 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.0.38; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 3 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4394 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ecwid your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shop your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| shopping cart your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| store your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tools 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
- “ecwid”, “shop” and “shopping cart” 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 117 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,100 to #45,000, 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 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
12.0y ago
latest release · v0.8 beta9 · 20 Oct 2014
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 10 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 21 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ ext2377.4y ago
… but Ecwid’s plugin recently changed, causing this one to break. Hoping for an update so we can start using it again!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NaturaMia11.0y ago
Good tool and pretty straightforward to use. Must-have 🙂 Existing issues: – formatting inconsistencies: image: middle-aligned title: left-aligned price: middle aligned – shows only the net price without tax – regardless the settings in Ecwid: System Settings → Taxes → “Show included taxes on product details page” – if per_row less then the available products in the actual category, it behaves weird If they eliminate those this will be mandatory for all Ecwid-WP site!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ GusSalvador14.0y ago
Edit: This has been corrected. Thanks for the quick fix! Links from my random products simply go to the store page instead of linking to the actual product. This just started with the new pricing tiers introduced by Ecwid.com
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This module allows to show Random Products, Bestsellers, On Sale & Latest Products from Ecwid store."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Product Advisor for Ecwid’s widgets").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,381 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "tools" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-03 20+ → 10+ down after 295 days in tier
- 2025-03-14 30+ → 20+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2025-02-13 20+ → 30+ up after 40 days in tier
- 2025-01-04 30+ → 20+ down after 305 days in tier
- 2024-03-05 40+ → 30+ down after 185 days in tier
- 2023-09-02 50+ → 40+ down after 108 days in tier
- 2023-05-17 60+ → 50+ down after 14 days in tier
- 2023-05-03 50+ → 60+ up 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).
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WooCommerce 7M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Simple Shopping Cart 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
WP EasyCart: Shopping Cart and eCommerce Store 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
External Product New Tab for WooCommerce 3K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Invoice Payment Gateway for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
Shop Page WP 2K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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