Holiday Mode for WooCommerce
by Heinrich Franz · Booking & Events
Also makes 4 other plugins · 720+ installs across the portfolio →
Set your WooCommerce® shop to holiday mode. Schedule closures and keep customers informed automatically.
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Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈750 estimated
Momentum
-52%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “calendar” for “mode”. “calendar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mode” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 69 average across 1,844 Booking & Events plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.3%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 11K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Booking & Events plugin keeps 0.8%, across 944 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Booking & Events 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 20 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 38 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.2, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
3%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| absence your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| holiday your tag | #1 | #4 | 0 |
| holiday mode | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| holidays | #1 | #5 | 0 |
| shop holiday | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| vacation mode | #2 | #9 | 0 |
| holiday calendar | #2 | #10 | 0 |
| vacation your tag | #9 | #18 | down 3 |
| shop vacation | #4 | #12 | 0 |
| mode | #22 | #22 | down 1 |
| calendar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
38 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 28 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 “calendar” for “mode”. “calendar” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “mode” sits at #22 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.7K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
20
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v3.1.0 · 25 Sep 2026
28
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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
At the current install trend, crossing 800+ in roughly 426 days.
Install history since 16 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ getytgv3894mo ago
I’ve been using this plugin for quite some time, and it’s great to see that it’s still actively maintained. Thanks to the developer for continuing to improve it and keep it up to date. It does exactly what I need: I can pause orders while I’m away without having to take my whole store offline. The setup is quick, the settings are easy to understand, and the option to display a custom message for customers is a nice touch. After all this time, it’s still the solution I keep coming back to whenever I need a reliable holiday mode for WooCommerce.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ferarri3.6y ago
I’ve tested with version 6.1.1. The banner does not appear, it only removes the add to basket and google and/or apple pay button. It would be useful if the settings were more fruitful and it would allow you to just show the message rather than stop orders all together.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vipteam3.7y ago
Great! Simple and useful plugin. Everything works flawlessly. This plugin enables everything that I could not achieve with code snippets. Amazingly good.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ausdemnichts4.2y ago
Easy to configure, it does what it should and if after the vacation everything works again (the cache) I am very happy. The alternative message is not displayed although configured. But for the functionality and because the plugin is free 4 stars anyway. This topic was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by ausdemnichts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Leif Harmsen4.9y ago
I was tasked with shutting down a client’s WooCommerce store for the Xmas holidays so being lazy and in a hurry I looked to see if there was a well worn plugin for that simple task. Some were far too elaborate, others expensive for what little I needed, but this one with zero reviews yet turned out to be just right. Closed for the Holidays, that’s it. I’m going to make myself a rum and eggnog now. I’d like to buy Heinrich Franz a drink. Maybe I’d prefer the controls somewhere under Woocomerce than under Appearance – Customize – but hey, whatever. This topic was modified 4 years, 7 months ago by Leif Harmsen.
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 6 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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Set your WooCommerce® shop to holiday mode. Schedule closures and keep customers informed automatically."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,737 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "calendar" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-13 800+ → 700+ down after 252 days in tier
- 2025-03-06 900+ → 800+ down after 438 days in tier
- 2023-12-24 800+ → 900+ up after 81 days in tier
- 2023-10-04 700+ → 800+ up after 71 days in tier
- 2023-07-25 600+ → 700+ up after 213 days in tier
- 2022-12-24 500+ → 600+ up after 54 days in tier
- 2022-10-31 400+ → 500+ 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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Store Vacation Lite for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Disable Sales for WooCommerce 300+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
WP Responsive Holiday/Events Calendar 90+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Holiday class post calendar 70+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Calendareto Valentine’s Day Countdown 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
WP Simple Booking Calendar 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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