Purchase Orders for WooCommerce
by mcgregormedia · eCommerce
Also makes 1 other plugin · 4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a Purchase Order payment method to WooCommerce.
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Health
C 69/100
Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.9K estimated
Momentum
+15%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “on hold orders”, “purchase” and “post purchase” to your wp.org tags. You rank #13, #13 and #16 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
69 health vs 71 average across 9,787 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.2%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 31.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,164 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 3 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 356 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
4.2★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.11★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| purchase orders | #2 | #11 | 0 |
| purchase order your tag | #4 | #17 | 0 |
| purchase | #13 | #23 | down 4 |
| on hold orders | #13 | #20 | 0 |
| post purchase | #16 | #22 | down 2 |
| payment gateway your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 5 listed. 5 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
- Add “on hold orders”, “purchase” and “post purchase” to your wp.org tags. You rank #13, #13 and #16 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.2K · 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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
12mo ago
latest release · v1.12.2 · 11 Nov 2025
37
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 73% 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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4.1 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 27 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ olivseo2.1y ago
Unfortunately, this plugin is not working with the most current WooCommerce version. Purchase Order field is not showing as a payment method on the Checkout page, even though it is all set up correctly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mike Curry2.9y ago
We had a business problem and this plugin solved it perfectly. It has been operating for some time now without any issues. Simple and effective.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ caveman767.2y ago
Just what I needed, thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ liswa7.4y ago
works great
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dallinchase7.7y ago
The plugin does a great job, thank you for sharing it with the community guys!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a Purchase Order payment method to WooCommerce."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 8 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,792 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "payment gateway" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-10-04 800+ → 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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Paystack WooCommerce Payment Gateway 20K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
PhonePe Payment Solutions 10K+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags B -
Secure Gateway for Authorize.net and WooCommerce by Pledged Plugins 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
SumUp Payment Gateway For WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Yoco Payments 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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