First payment date for WooCommerce Subscriptions
by Javier Carazo · eCommerce
Also makes 2 other plugins · 70.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin allows you to set a first payment date for a subscription, using WooCommerce Subscriptions. So you will be able to set a specific date.
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Health
A 86/100
no flags
Active installs
400+
≈460 estimated
Momentum
-46%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “woocommerce” and “date” for “first” and “release date”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “first” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “date” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “release date” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
86 health vs 71 average across 9,767 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 400 of 27.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 86 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
39
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | #5 | #18 | 0 |
| trial your tag | #8 | #15 | up 4 |
| period your tag | #8 | #16 | up 1 |
| trial period | #4 | #9 | — |
| woocommerce subscriptions | #15 | #16 | up 1 |
| subscriptions your tag | #19 | #23 | down 1 |
| date your tag | #24 | #17 | down 2 |
| release date | #17 | #14 | down 1 |
| get the date | #12 | #17 | 0 |
| date up | #19 | #17 | up 1 |
| up to date | #22 | #19 | — |
| subscription trial | #22 | #19 | 0 |
| this date | #23 | #16 | down 1 |
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
41 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 28 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “woocommerce” and “date” for “first” and “release date”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “first” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “date” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #24. “release date” sits at #17 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 1.3K · 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
3mo ago
latest release · v0.8 · 7 Aug 2026
33
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; the previous band took 16 months to cross, which places it about 57% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Monica3.6y ago
This plugin has been useful to us till the moment we changed the owner of our website and started to have problems with the new Stripe account. You must know that Codection will charge you for their help if you have any problems with their plugin and nobody else – either WooCommerce or Stripe help centers – is able to solve it. Other than that, everything is ok.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sshahid123.7y ago
Hello, Can you also create an end date subscripition for woocommerce. currently they only give “day/month/year” but just like a start date our products also have subscription for end date. Or do you know any such plugin?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Peninah4.3y ago
This plugin saved us! We had tried SO many of the official premium options but none of them worked for what we needed (even if they sounded like they would). Then we found this and it does exactly what it says it does and didn’t require any weird workarounds. Super easy to use, and allows our students to pre-register for courses, pay a registration fee, and only begin their subscription once the course begins. I can’t thank you enough!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ keycreative4.4y ago
Thank you so much for this plugin! I needed this feature and would’ve had to pay another 79.99 annually for a plugin that did this and a whole bunch of extra stuff I didn’t need. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Manuel Canga4.5y ago
Me parece un plugin estupendo en todos los sentidos pero hice una consulta al desarrollador por email y tardó en responderme algo más de una hora. Aunque es verdad que luego me solucionó el problema.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ misslaidlaw4.7y ago
Thank you so much for creating this plugin. It has been a massive timesaver for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Guillermo Figueredo6.7y ago
Hi! Every time I set a date that is more than 90 days in the future, the following error popups: ‘Free trial perod cannot exceed 90 days’ >>> Also, is there a way to set the month and the day of the first payment… but not the year? I would like not having to update the year EVERY year. Thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ webhelpercom6.7y ago
Was perfect solution for our subscriptions that are twice per year- but start on specific dates — eg Mar 1, Sep 1.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 0 at 90% or more
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
6 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 "This plugin allows you to set a first payment date for a subscription, using WooCommerce Subscriptions. So..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 2 of 3 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Field does not appear").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,730 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
- 2026-04-12 500+ → 400+ down after 475 days in tier
- 2024-12-23 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-22 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-21 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-20 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-19 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-18 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-12-17 600+ → 500+ down after 183 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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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 -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C
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