Preserve Taxonomy Hierarchy
by Amin Nazemi · eCommerce
Also makes 4 other plugins · 100.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Preserve hierarchy in posts category and navigation menu editor lists.
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Health
C 56/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈780 estimated
Momentum
+112%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “hierarchy”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
56 health vs 71 average across 9,824 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →9.6%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 7.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,167 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 705 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 705 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.7
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| taxonomy hierarchy your tag | #8 | #20 | down 1 |
| hierarchy your tag | #14 | #23 | down 4 |
| post hierarchy | #22 | #23 | 0 |
| post category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce category your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches 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
- One page off on “hierarchy”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “post category”, “taxonomy” and “woocommerce category” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 436 · 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
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
1.9y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 28 Nov 2024
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% 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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 800.
Install history since 18 Aug 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Sara3.3y ago
My client has a complex online store and has over 100 product categories, sub-categories, etc. As long as I had 50 or less, the hierarchy of the cats/sub-cats displayed just fine when I’d create a menu from the Product Categories option; more than 50 and the menu tree would break and show all of those cats/sub-cats as individual, un-nested items. This plugin fixes that issue. Can’t thank the developer enough!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alexio1013.7y ago
I cant believe WordPress has this bug for so many years! Thank god for this plugin or i would have to spend hours fixing my menus.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pablotischer4.4y ago
Depois de testar diversos plugins sem sucesso, consegui resolver meu problema com o seu!!! Muito obrigado!!!
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
2 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 Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 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 472 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ 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
- 2026-10-23 800+ → 700+ down after 132 days in tier
- 2026-06-13 900+ → 800+ down after 140 days in tier
- 2026-01-24 1K+ → 900+ down after 113 days in tier
- 2025-10-03 900+ → 1K+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2025-09-04 800+ → 900+ up after 17 days in tier
- 2025-08-18 900+ → 800+ down after 29 days in tier
- 2025-07-20 800+ → 900+ up after 113 days in tier
- 2025-03-29 700+ → 800+ up after 103 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).
- C Categories in Hierarchical Order 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
- T Taxonomy Checklist Tree 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
- W WP Dropdown Hierarchical Category UI 20+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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PublishPress Taxonomies – Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – Autotagger Automatically Add Terms 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
Radio Buttons for Taxonomies 20K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
Related Posts by Taxonomy 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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