Sovrn
by Sovrn · eCommerce
Maximize your affiliate revenue with Sovrn Commerce - link optimization, price comparisons, and unified reporting.
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Health
C 64/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+26%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “affiliate”, “affiliate marketing” and “ecommerce” 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.
64 health vs 71 average across 9,751 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.9%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 111.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,143 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: Rating quality
Updated 368 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12, the current branch or newer
3.0★ over 8 reviews, smoothed to 3.95★ 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| affiliate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| affiliate marketing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ecommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| link tracking your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| monetization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “affiliate”, “affiliate marketing” and “ecommerce” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 1.3K · 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
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
1.0y ago
latest release · v1.0.7 · 28 Oct 2025
5
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 14 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Oct 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ pdurbano8.0y ago
It added spam links to my blog!! Viglink, you guys are a disgrace…
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ A Girl in NYC8.1y ago
Don’t install. First, it slowed my site down. Then, I deleted the plugin but some of my links are still being redirected to redirect.viglink.com. I went into my account and tried to delete my account, but I don’t see an option to do so. I’ve been told by my hosting site it affected my website by installing malware: e.neac.com stags.blueaki.com pixel.rubiconproject.com rtv.openx.net z.moatads.com px.moatads.com When I emailed Viglink they told me the coding was still in there and I’d have to remove it. What?? I’ve added/removed so many plugins and never once had that happen! The fact this plugin leaves this on your site, and how you can’t delete your account, I wish I could give negative stars! Now, I have to pay someone to remove all this s**t since I know nothing about coding.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ogarstephen8.3y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Aleph Ozuas8.7y ago
My wordpress site are rewriting the links to Viglink, but I did not install this plugin and cant find why this are happening. Could please help me to identify what is happening? What other WordPress plugins could be secretly changing my links without my permissions? Bab, vary bad… Infected site: http://corrupiola.com.br
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ smwdallas9.9y ago
you have not updated this plugin in one year. I signed up to use merchants and can’t place links until I know this plugin is maintained and will be updated? What are the plans?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ asdwebs.com11.1y ago
How to I will add this plugin to my site asdwebs.com
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ d.12.4y ago
Settings are not available whether network activated or activated on a per-site basis. Which makes it impossible to use.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Olawale Daniel12.9y ago
The plugin shouldn’t be linking post title separately
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
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 31 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 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! 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 741 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("affiliate marketing", "ecommerce", "link tracking", "monetization" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-30 2K+ → 1K+ down after 420 days in tier
- 2023-10-07 3K+ → 2K+ down after 247 days in tier
- 2023-02-02 4K+ → 3K+ down after 121 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 5K+ → 4K+ down after 413 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 6K+ → 5K+ down after 260 days in tier
- 2020-11-30 7K+ → 6K+ down after 438 days in tier
- 2019-09-19 5K+ → 7K+ 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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AffiliateX – Amazon Affiliate Plugin, Product Boxes, Comparison Tables & Affiliate Link Tracking 9K+ installs · 4.4★ · 2 shared tags A -
Affiliates Manager 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Goaffpro Affiliate Marketing 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Affiliates 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Refer A Friend for WooCommerce by WPGens 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Affiliates WooCommerce Light 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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