Proof Factor – Social Proof Notifications for WooCommerce
by Proof Factor LLC · eCommerce
Also makes 1 other plugin · 170+ installs across the portfolio →
Proof Factor displays recent orders and purchases on your WooCommerce storefront!
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
70+
≈77 estimated
Momentum
+5%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “notifications”, “popups” and “recent sales” 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.
49 health vs 71 average across 9,842 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 70 of 18.6K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,176 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance 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 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28, well behind 7.1.
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 2780 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.1.28; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 11 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2780 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| notifications your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| popups your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| recent sales your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| social proof your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “notifications”, “popups” and “recent sales” 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 1.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #18,200 to #19,000, alongside the other plugins at 70+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
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
7.6y ago
latest release · v1.0.13 · 26 Mar 2019
14
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 “70+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 65% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Jul 2019
Reviewer account pattern
from wp.org reviewer profiles6 of the last 10 four- and five-star reviews came from accounts created within a month of posting the review.
Registering a wp.org account just to leave a review is common and often entirely legitimate. The share here is unusually high for the sample, so it's worth keeping in mind while reading the reviews.
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ hadiuldev4.5y ago
Great support! I’m really impressed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rahul1635.1y ago
Excellent plugin for Woocommerce notifications!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ledsetltd5.7y ago
5 out of 5! Excellent service. This woocommerce plugin is really intuitive and easy to set up and use. Alice from ProofFactor support team helped me a lot in the live chat while setting up the plugin. Only good words. Highly recommend.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ osbornhodges20006.6y ago
The Best social proof plugin in the world. Excellent plugin filled with AMAZING Features. And the best part is their customer service is 2nd to none. 🙂 Great stuff and kudos.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ yahyaelharony6.8y ago
I got stuck to fix sync issue between WC and their Dashboard. The live chat support was VERY friendly, and guided me through it. The plugin itself looks elegant, and I like the fact that PF offers FREE Plan up-to 1000 users/month. Highly recommended social proof plugin!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hotstore7.1y ago
Excellent, easy to setup and support is awesome
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chafox7.1y ago
Very good plugin. The proof factor dashboard helps you to configure it very precisely (page/ language, delay…). In the last months, I had sometimes some problems and their support solved them very quickly. I recommend this plugin 300% !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amamichigan7.4y ago
We knew from very early on that we needed to have social proof on our site and tested out a few apps. We like Proof Factor the most – the social proof plugin makes sense, it’s not obtrusive, highly customizable and looks good. Can’t ask for too much more.
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 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Proof Factor displays recent orders and purchases on your WooCommerce storefront!"
- ! 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 920 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("popups", "recent sales", "social proof" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-30 80+ → 70+ down after 330 days in tier
- 2025-08-04 90+ → 80+ down after 68 days in tier
- 2025-05-28 100+ → 90+ down after 663 days in tier
- 2023-08-04 200+ → 100+ down after 316 days in tier
- 2022-09-22 300+ → 200+ down after 112 days in tier
- 2022-06-02 200+ → 300+ up after 136 days in tier
- 2022-01-17 300+ → 200+ down after 120 days in tier
- 2021-09-19 200+ → 300+ up after 275 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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Nudgify Social Proof 500+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags A -
Useinfluence 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags D -
SALERT – Social Proof Notifications & Live Sales Popup 8K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Sales Push Notification 60+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Evidence – Social Proof & FOMO Notifications 50+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D -
SocialProofus Notifications 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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