ELEX WooCommerce Catalog Mode
by ELEXtensions · eCommerce
Also makes 23 other plugins · 27.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily turn your WooCommerce store into catalog mode with the best plugin designed for efficiency and effectiveness.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+139%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “hide price” and “woocommerce” for “catalog” and “mode”. “hide price” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “catalog” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mode” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 71 average across 9,767 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 319.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,155 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.
This plugin shipped 2 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 40 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 17 reviews, smoothed to 4.25★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
37
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
17%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| woocommerce catalog mode your tag | #2 | #3 | up 1 |
| catalog mode your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| woocommerce catalog | #3 | #3 | up 1 |
| woocommerce catalog only your tag | #3 | #5 | up 1 |
| efficiency | #3 | #6 | 0 |
| catalog | #4 | #6 | down 1 |
| mode catalog | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| woocommerce catalog mode plugin | #3 | #5 | up 1 |
| mode | #9 | #11 | 0 |
| product catalog mode | #3 | #4 | up 1 |
| simple catalog | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| product catalog | #9 | #12 | down 1 |
| woocommerce wholesale | #11 | #16 | up 5 |
| product catalog woocommerce | #9 | #11 | down 2 |
| woocommerce product catalog | #9 | #11 | 0 |
| role based pricing | #18 | #15 | down 2 |
| sales tax | #19 | #19 | down 1 |
| wholesale pricing | #17 | #14 | up 4 |
| woocommerce request for quote | #24 | #20 | — |
| wholesale | #24 | #16 | down 1 |
| hide price your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
44 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 24 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 “hide price” and “woocommerce” for “catalog” and “mode”. “hide price” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “catalog” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mode” sits at #9 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 15.4K · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.5.4 · 22 Sep 2026
48
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 4 Nov 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.5.3 Made compatible with WordPress 6.9 1.5.3
- — Version 1.5.2 Tested OK with Woocommerce 10 1.5.2
- — Version 1.5.1 Tested OK with Woocommerce 9.9 1.5.1
- — Version 1.5.0 Tested OK with WordPress 6.8 Tested OK with WooCommerce 9.8 1.5.0
- — Version 1.4.9 Tested OK with WooCommerce 9.7 1.4.9
- — Version 1.4.8 Tested OK with WordPress 6.7 Tested OK with WooCommerce 9.4 1.4.8
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily turn your WooCommerce store into catalog mode with the best plugin designed for efficiency and effec..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("ideal for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, WPML.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,440 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "hide price", "woocommerce catalog only" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-04 7K+ → 10K+ up after 413 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 4K+ → 7K+ 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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YITH WooCommerce Catalog Mode 60K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Store Vacation Lite for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.3★ · 1 shared tag B
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