Easy Digital Downloads Digital Signature
by approveme · Uncategorized
Also makes 9 other plugins · 4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Automatically require your Easy Digital Downloads customers to sign a legally binding contract before downloading your product. Easy to Use.
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
B 81/100
Few reviews
Active installs
60+
≈68 estimated
Momentum
+50%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “contract plugin” and “wordpress e signature” for “binding” and “signature”. “contract plugin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “binding” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wordpress e signature” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “signature” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 60 of 16.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,785 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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 5 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 15 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 4 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| easy digital downloads digital signature your tag | #2 | #12 | up 1 |
| digital signature your tag | #8 | #15 | down 1 |
| wordpress e signature your tag | #17 | #19 | down 1 |
| signature | #21 | #20 | 0 |
| binding | #20 | #22 | 0 |
| easy digital downloads discount | #11 | #22 | down 1 |
| e signature | #15 | #18 | down 1 |
| e signature wordpress | #17 | #18 | down 1 |
| add signature | #21 | #21 | — |
| easy digital downloads report | #22 | #24 | — |
| post signature | #23 | #23 | down 3 |
| page signature | #23 | #22 | 0 |
| contract plugin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| easy digital downloads your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
55 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 43 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “contract plugin” and “wordpress e signature” for “binding” and “signature”. “contract plugin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “binding” sits at #20 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “wordpress e signature” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #17. “signature” sits at #21 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 388 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #19,000 to #20,000, alongside the other plugins at 60+ 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.
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
5
releases in the last 12 months
15d ago
latest release · v2.0.3 · 19 Oct 2026
31
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 54% 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 “60+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 70.
Install history since 4 Jun 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ DB9.3y ago
This is something that should’ve been basic. A Radio button to agree to terms. Simple. Instead you MUST NEED 2. WP E-Signature (Ultimate, Business or Pro license) 3. Stand Alone Document (included with the license above) Which is $249 per year. Also noticed at the time I created this message it was Last Updated: 4 months ago Requires WordPress Version: 3.3 or higher Compatible up to: 4.7.5 Lacking on updates.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tylerpowers9.9y ago
This plugin does exactly what it says it does. Legal documents, right on my site. Easy as can be.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ NSquared10.0y ago
We run ApproveMe for client contracts and already use EDD for other transactions on our site. This add-on is well integrated with EDD so now we can actually take payment deposits when clients approve and sign their contract.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jciampi10.1y ago
This plugin is great when it works. However, don’t depend on it! We use this in a production setting with contracts getting executed daily. With the latest WP 4.6.1, WP-Signatures kept crashing my site after I upgraded the plugin. I emailed the Priority Support team multiple times, emailed sales, pleaded for a response. No response. We have had to go back to Docusign. Our team is upset, clients are mad, and ApproveME is nowhere. Crickets! Don’t get sucked in.
Read on wp.org ↗
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
7 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("great for", "who want", "if you have").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Easy Digital Downloads, Dropbox.
- ✓ Headings and lists 14 headings and 1 list.
- ✓ Enough to quote 8,835 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-20 70+ → 60+ down after 50 days in tier
- 2026-08-31 80+ → 70+ down after 458 days in tier
- 2025-05-30 90+ → 80+ down after 92 days in tier
- 2025-02-27 100+ → 90+ down after 513 days in tier
- 2023-10-03 90+ → 100+ up after 31 days in tier
- 2023-09-02 100+ → 90+ down
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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Smart Agreements 20+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Digital Signature For Contact Form 7 5K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Signature Add-On for Gravity Forms 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Ninja Forms Signature Contract Add-On 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
Digital Signature For Gravity Forms 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
GM Digital Signature for Wpforms 100+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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