WC Restore the Purchased Items Column in Orders Page
by theorcawp · Uncategorized
Also makes 10 other plugins · 1.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin restores the “Purchased Items” column in the orders page.
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Health
B 70/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+53%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “column” for “items”. “column” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “items” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
70 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.3%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 6.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 408 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 408 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.
42
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
+0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 17d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 17d
-1.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| purchased items your tag | #3 | #8 | 0 |
| bought items your tag | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| items | #21 | #18 | up 1 |
| column your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| orders your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| orders page 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
- Swap “column” for “items”. “column” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “items” sits at #21 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 233 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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
1.1y ago
latest release · v1.4 · 18 Sep 2025
2
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 59% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; the previous band took 13 months to cross, which places it about 51% of the way through.
Install history since 22 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ rvenegas20185.8y ago
It works perfect!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ patboran9.0y ago
Fantastic to have this back. It’s a mystery why it was removed in WooCommerce 3. Much appreciated! This topic was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by patboran.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ nstampler9.3y ago
Works like a charm!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ earrational9.4y ago
I was really missing this after the upgrade to WooCommerce 3. I relied on this feature to quickly scan orders and see who ordered what so I’m glad I can do this again. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dpacmittal9.4y ago
Works perfectly! Not sure why woocommerce decided to remove that column, it was superuseful. Glad this plugin gets it back. This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by dpacmittal.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ André Crevilaro9.5y ago
Thanks so much for this work! Make my day!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ HighRollerUSA9.5y ago
I understand how removing this from WooCommerce 3.0 improved the “theoretical” speed and performance, but it sure made it a pain for those of us that relied on the column for a quick overview of sales. Thank you so much for implementing this plugin, it works just like what we were used to!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kimsf9.5y ago
Hopefully the items column gets implemented back some day.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.2
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
2 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 "This plugin restores the “Purchased Items” column in the orders page."
- ! 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 69 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "bought items" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-28 300+ → 200+ down after 377 days in tier
- 2025-04-16 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-04-15 300+ → 400+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-04-11 400+ → 300+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2025-03-29 300+ → 400+ up after 11 days in tier
- 2025-03-18 400+ → 300+ down after 28 days in tier
- 2025-02-18 300+ → 400+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-17 400+ → 300+ down after 4 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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Genesis Widget Column Classes 5K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
ACF Columns 4K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag C
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