Smart Product Sort
by plgnplay · eCommerce
Also makes 1 other plugin · 30+ installs across the portfolio →
Change the default WooCommerce product sorting per category. Sort by price, stock, sales, rating, sale price or any custom field — no code.
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Health
B 83/100
Few reviews
Active installs
30+
≈30 estimated
Momentum
+10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “product sorting” and “sort order” for “category sort” and “sort”. “product sorting” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “category sort” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sort order” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sort” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
83 health vs 71 average across 9,755 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 30 of 707 lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,151 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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 72 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.5★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.12★ 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.
60
Momentum
Gaining ground
+2.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 22d
55%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 22d
+1.4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| product sort | #7 | #21 | up 16 |
| catalog sorting your tag | #12 | #23 | 0 |
| sort | #18 | #23 | up 6 |
| default sorting your tag | #19 | #23 | 0 |
| category sort | #17 | #22 | up 1 |
| sort order items | #18 | #21 | 0 |
| product sorting your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sort order your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
12 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 6 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 “product sorting” and “sort order” for “category sort” and “sort”. “product sorting” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “category sort” sits at #17 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “sort order” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “sort” sits at #18 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 “catalog sorting”. #12 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 21 Mar 2026 · 225 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 137 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #23,000 to #24,800, alongside the other plugins at 30+ 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.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “30+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 30.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 16 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 16 of 16 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("ideal for", "use cases").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, ACF.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 5 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,066 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "catalog sorting", "default sorting" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-26 20+ → 30+ up after 14 days in tier
- 2026-10-12 10+ → 20+ 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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Extra Product Sorting Options for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags B -
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 -
WooCommerce Tax (formerly WooCommerce Shipping & Tax) 500K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C
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