Non-Purchasable WooCommerce Products
by GuyPrimavera · eCommerce
Also makes 2 other plugins · 10.9K+ installs across the portfolio →
Allow selected WooCommerce products to be non-purchasable, display-only products, with a custom message shown to the customer.
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
900+
≈980 estimated
Momentum
n/a
no downloads in the prior 30 days to compare with
Biggest opportunity: Under-ranked on “non purchasable”. wp.org puts you #24; on merit you place #11. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
48 health vs 71 average across 9,790 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →8.8%
of downloads still active
At least 900 of 10.2K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,169 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 5+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21.
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 1980 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.7.21; the current branch is 7.1
4.9★ over 10 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1980 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| non purchasable your tag | #24 | #11 | down 3 |
| product your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| products your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Under-ranked on “non purchasable”. wp.org puts you #24; on merit you place #11. The plugins above you are winning on install count, not on rating or upkeep.
- “product” and “products” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 194 · 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
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
5.4y ago
latest release · v1.4 · 2 Jun 2021
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% 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 “900+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and the previous band took 5.5 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 1K.
Install history since 8 Dec 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ chumidor3.4y ago
I wish there was an easy way to mark it as non-purchasable without having to go into the edit product screen. I have a ton of products I want to use this on and it’s a pain to have to singling edit every one of them.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dalibor3.5y ago
Exactly what I was looking for. Works simple and great. Hope this plugin remains maintained.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ umizen404.5y ago
One of my customers was still able to order through the product quick view…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ KarenWallace4.9y ago
A simple checkbox on the product page, and a global message (in which you can include HTML) to show in place of the buy button on products for which you have checked the box. You can choose to have the message displayed in a colored box or as normal text. This is exactly what I wanted with no added complexity. If I had one wish, it would be for the “is purchasable” attribute to be bulk editable. When I take my art to a show, I would like to toggle the purchaseableness all the pieces I’m taking in a single action instead of editing each one.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ northcop5.6y ago
I was looking for a simple solution to offer a catalog of products that cannot be sold online. By chance I found this plugin. And everything works as I wanted. Thank you !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vrvk6.6y ago
This plugin just works, and it works well 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Iamhere7.4y ago
Please consider adding an option “mark product as out of stock” in the options, so when you tick “non-purchasable” it also marks the product as out of stock too (prevents people with the product already in their cart from purchasing it) – yes, you can do it with another couple of clicks in the product page, but might save some time!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ JanPaul9997.4y ago
Simple and straight forward. Thanks
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allow selected WooCommerce products to be non-purchasable, display-only products, with a custom message sho..."
- ! 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 Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 322 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 4 tags appear in the text; "non purchasable" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-05 1K+ → 900+ down after 2020 days in tier
- 2021-01-23 500+ → 1K+ 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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Infinite Notification – Sales Notification Plugin 500+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D -
Cost Of Goods For WooCommerce 300+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags C -
Quantity Discounts, Breaks & Product Bundles for WooCommerce 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
Markup For WooCommerce 40+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C -
Coming Soon Product for WooCommerce 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Client and Product Testimonials 30+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
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