VVBC In-Store Product categories
by VVBC · eCommerce
Simply display product categories in the store pages (file) and loops of WooCommerce products
41 health vs 68 average across 5,562 eCommerce plugins
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.31, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 3097 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-06 · 1,427 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
55
now · peak 125
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
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “—”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history · since 2022-10-05 · 1,394 observations
Details
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 1 at 90% or more · development strings
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Hide Categories and Products for Woocommerce 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
TI WooCommerce Wishlist 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
WCBoost – Products Compare 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Rearrange Products for WooCommerce 20K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Omnibus — show the lowest price 10K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C -
WooCommerce 7M+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A
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