SALERT – Social Proof Notifications & Live Sales Popup
by wpoperations · eCommerce
Also makes 8 other plugins · 14.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Boost trust and conversions with beautiful sales notification popups. Show recent purchases as social proof, with or without WooCommerce.
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Health
A 85/100
no flags
Active installs
8K+
≈8.5K estimated
Momentum
+41%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “woocommerce” and “popup notification” for “live sales” and “recent sales popup”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “live sales” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “popup notification” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “recent sales popup” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
85 health vs 71 average across 9,783 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.4%
of downloads still active
At least 8K of 180.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,160 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 39 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
3.9★ over 16 reviews, smoothed to 4.05★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 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.
38
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
19%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| recent purchases | #2 | #4 | 0 |
| recent sales your tag | #4 | #8 | up 1 |
| live sales | #5 | #14 | down 1 |
| social proof notification | #2 | #6 | up 1 |
| sales notification your tag | #7 | #12 | down 3 |
| sales popup | #7 | #15 | 0 |
| proof | #8 | #15 | 0 |
| live proof | #3 | #10 | up 1 |
| social proof your tag | #9 | #17 | down 2 |
| recent sales popup | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| sales proof | #4 | #9 | 0 |
| recent sales notification | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| urgency | #9 | #18 | down 1 |
| sales | #18 | #20 | down 3 |
| trust badge | #11 | #13 | down 1 |
| sales notifications | #7 | #14 | 0 |
| popup notification your tag | #20 | #19 | down 3 |
| live sales notification | #7 | #16 | up 1 |
| trust badges | #13 | #14 | down 3 |
| social proof popup | #8 | #18 | down 1 |
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
67 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 36 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “woocommerce” and “popup notification” for “live sales” and “recent sales popup”. “woocommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “live sales” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “popup notification” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “recent sales popup” sits at #6 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 10.3K · 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
1mo ago
latest release · v1.3.2 · 24 Sep 2026
30
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 46% 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 “8K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 54% of the way through.
Install history since 19 Jul 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ DragonApps2.6y ago
For a fake sales plugin it’s not very believable when the same names from the same country keep popping up in a row. Needs to have a more extensive list of names from different countries. If you’re going to keep displaying John from USA maybe add John B., John A., John M. and so on.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stylelucifer3.5y ago
Some time ago the plugin was perfect, but with the current versions what happens to me when trying to configure it is: “There has been a critical error on this website. Please check your site administrator’s email inbox for instructions.” I don’t know if it will be a particular or general problem, but with the latest versions of WordPress, Woocommerce and Elementor this plugin does not work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fatfrog4.0y ago
I put in about 20 fake pop up products, but after about 2 days they all disappeared (vanished) from the display settings admin. Seems like this is normal by design to strip out the data in the free version after about 2 days rendering the plugin NOT WORKING, this seems to be quite a deceptive practice. Why not tell people this upfront? seems like from the lack of any reply you do not want to discuss this. This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by fatfrog. This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by fatfrog. This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by fatfrog. This topic was modified 3 years, 9 months ago by fatfrog.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ spycraft3r4.8y ago
Very expensive for what you get, cheaper plugins are available with much more features.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mktnegocios5.5y ago
Wonderful, I have to thank the plugin support that was able to solve a ccs problem that my wordpress had and now it is working. I definitely recommend this plugin and I will not hesitate to buy the premium version.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ binlercepresets5.6y ago
IS VERY BEAUTIFUL, WE HOPE IT CONTINUES ITS WAY WITHOUT BREAKING. IS IT WORKING FOR PREMIUM ONLY?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abhiabhias356.2y ago
Got a very good plugin after a lot of searches and I tried 2-3 other plugins too but I found this one and I can’t say that how good this plugin work. very simple features and very easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chipsow6.7y ago
Showing the product “purchased” requires the premium version. Not worth install and set up it.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.3.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2023-05-09 CVE-2023-32118 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.2.1 Patched in 1.2.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
7 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 "Boost trust and conversions with beautiful sales notification popups. Show recent purchases as social proof..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, WPML, Polylang.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,180 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "Popup Notification", "recent sales" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-19 9K+ → 8K+ down after 249 days in tier
- 2025-09-12 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1603 days in tier
- 2021-04-23 9K+ → 10K+ up after 162 days in tier
- 2020-11-12 2K+ → 9K+ up after 334 days in tier
- 2019-12-14 1K+ → 2K+ up after 148 days in tier
- 2019-07-19 500+ → 1K+ up after 159 days in tier
- 2019-02-10 200+ → 500+ up after 39 days in tier
- 2019-01-02 40+ → 200+ 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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NotificationX – FOMO, Live Sales Notification, WooCommerce Sales Popup, GDPR, Social Proof, Announcement Banner & Floating Notification Bar 30K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
FOMO & Social Proof Notifications by TrustPulse – Best WordPress FOMO Plugin 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags C -
Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Google for WooCommerce 800K+ installs · 2.8★ · 1 shared tag C -
WooCommerce PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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