Shop as Client for WooCommerce – Manual, Phone & Email Orders
by Naked Cat Plugins · eCommerce
Also makes 22 other plugins · 26.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create manual, phone, POS, or email orders in WooCommerce. Shop admins and staff can place customer orders directly from the frontend checkout.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈600 estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “checkout”, “customer” and “ecommerce” for “shop”, “garan” and “on hold orders”. “checkout” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shop” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “customer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “garan” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “on hold orders” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 71 average across 9,785 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 43K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,161 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 16 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 3 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
11%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| manual | #4 | #12 | up 1 |
| shop | #6 | #15 | up 6 |
| phone order your tag | #6 | #13 | down 1 |
| client | #10 | #17 | down 1 |
| shop manager | #6 | #13 | down 1 |
| order picking | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| phone orders | #4 | #9 | down 1 |
| mail order your tag | #12 | #17 | up 1 |
| garan | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| phone | #14 | #19 | 0 |
| on hold orders | #9 | #11 | up 1 |
| manual orders | #6 | #16 | 0 |
| cancel orders | #10 | #14 | 0 |
| phone verification | #10 | #16 | down 1 |
| online shop | #11 | #14 | down 2 |
| woocommerce shop | #17 | #20 | up 5 |
| cancel order | #12 | #15 | down 1 |
| phone order tracking | #8 | #18 | 0 |
| manual order | #8 | #13 | 0 |
| shop page | #15 | #19 | down 1 |
| checkout your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| customer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ecommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
138 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 99 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “checkout”, “customer” and “ecommerce” for “shop”, “garan” and “on hold orders”. “checkout” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shop” sits at #6 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “customer” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “garan” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “on hold orders” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “mail order”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.8K · 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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
16
releases in the last 12 months
3d ago
latest release · v8.4 · 30 Oct 2026
72
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 16 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 600.
Install history since 28 Jan 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pritpal3.6y ago
very usefull
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ smalcolm5.9y ago
Great plugin and even greater support. Had a couple of queries and Marco was right on them. Impecable service.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kiwybr6.6y ago
Excelente função
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ prokurent6.7y ago
I will save millions of seconds of your life. An excellent plugin. Take care of its development please! Thanks so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David H.6.8y ago
We decided to buy the pro version straight away, and it works really well. It helps our agents for hours. Also Guest users are the information quickly took over in the latest update. Support is very very very quick!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ anasiqbalkhan6.9y ago
One of the best in kind. Perfect and smooth code.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aterrohotmail7.4y ago
To be 100% coherent missing change the _created_via from checkout to admin. It would also be nice to consider registering the user …
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ madaboutu7.5y ago
needed a solution for this, and BOOM this little plugin. Really great work guys – so simple to implement. I can’t thank you enough
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 9 languages, 2 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
8 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create manual, phone, POS, or email orders in WooCommerce. Shop admins and staff can place customer orders..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 8 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 8 of 8 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("ideal for", "perfect for", "for developers").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 10 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,246 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "ecommerce" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-17 600+ → 500+ down after 177 days in tier
- 2026-04-23 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-04-22 600+ → 700+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2026-04-18 700+ → 600+ down after 205 days in tier
- 2025-09-25 800+ → 700+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-09-24 700+ → 800+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2025-09-20 800+ → 700+ down after 112 days in tier
- 2025-05-31 900+ → 800+ down after 1 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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Kustom Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
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Payment Button for PayPal 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
GoDaddy Payments for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Mailster for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Dintero Checkout for WooCommerce Payment Methods 600+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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