Simple Woocommerce Favourites
by Jon Boss · eCommerce
Also makes 3 other plugins · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
Manages a simple list of favourites for each user of their preferred products and displays it with a shortcode
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Health
C 67/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+37%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “products” and “woocommerce” 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.
67 health vs 71 average across 9,787 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 7.6K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,166 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.
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 426 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
4.6★ over 7 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 426 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| favourites your tag | #2 | #8 | 0 |
| products your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 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
- “products” and “woocommerce” 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 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 210 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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
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
1.2y ago
latest release · v2.1.5 · 2 Sep 2025
16
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 14 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 15 Oct 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ lostcrow3.2y ago
Plugin works but it really needs more customisation option.. Currently the “Add To Favorites” is sitting at the very bottom of the page where no one will see it, making it useless really. Not being able to move the button and the output message lets this down bigtime.. also the button colour was too dark, again, making it hard to see… this however I could fix via css… shame the position cant be fixed that easily 🙁 Ive been to the plugin support forum and the code advised just cause my entire website to crash… even after replacing all the quotes as instructed. It would have also been nice to replace the ‘add to favs’ button with ‘remove from favs’ once it appears in the users account.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ regiopata7.7y ago
The plugin works brilliant – as described. Support is awesome too!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ digvijaypatil7.8y ago
Its very simple, very effective and a must have plugin. It does add a ‘add to favorite’ button to your product page. And a ‘Favorites’ Page. No other bullshit. Also the support is awesome. I mailed my questions twice and i got replies very quickly both times. Great work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ theprinze8.8y ago
Great simple plugin. Very effective. Best support experience. Received immediate help. Works perfectly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ s6rvus9.0y ago
This is a very nice favorite plugin! Works perfectly. I have a very basic knowledge of .php (almost none) but it was very easy to change some things around so all the texts and buttons would be in the language of my site! It took me about 10 min. (yes i am that bad with php :p )
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ impaktwebdesign9.0y ago
This is literally the only favourite that i can find that works how it should, the only closest thing after this is a wish list (which removes products after ordering them). Having initially installing the plugin and realised that the button goes to the bottom of the page and my customer wanted to see it at the top. Contacted Jonathan Boss who came back in exceptionally fast and assisted me. Can’t wait to see the development of the plugin, would be good to see features such as being able to select multiple favourites and put them straight in the basket. P.S If you want to move the button from the bottom to the top then simply add this code to the bottom of the function.php file in your theme: remove_action(‘woocommerce_after_single_product’, ’simple_add_favourites_button’, 10); add_action(‘woocommerce_before_single_product’, ’simple_add_favourites_button’, 10);
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ artworld9.3y ago
Best favorite plugin I could find after testing all wishlist, collections and favorite plugins.I have an art store so users need to see all their favorites in one place to see if they go well together. Wishlist plugins all have a small thumbnail that you cant really see. This plugin groups all your favorite shop items on one page so you can see how they look together.
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.
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 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Manages a simple list of favourites for each user of their preferred products and displays it with a shortcode"
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Feedback and Support").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use this"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 510 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-08-29 200+ → 100+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-08-22 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-21 200+ → 100+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-20 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-19 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-08-14 100+ → 200+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-08-13 200+ → 100+ down after 5 days in tier
- 2025-08-08 100+ → 200+ up 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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افزونه رسمی ترب 40K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
YITH WooCommerce Badge Management 10K+ installs · 3.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Smart Manager – Bulk Edit for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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