Digital Goods Checkout on WooCommerce
by Claudio Sanches · eCommerce
Also makes 18 other plugins · 112.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Hide billing fields when have only digital products in the cart
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Health
D 48/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
200+
≈250 estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “digital goods”, “virtual 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.
48 health vs 71 average across 9,784 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.6%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 12.4K 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance 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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2275 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.5.24; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2275 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| digital goods your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| virtual products your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “digital goods”, “virtual 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 106 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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
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
6.2y ago
latest release · v1.1.0 · 10 Aug 2020
2
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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 27 May 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Hoang Nam3.1y ago
Thanks for this great plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Charles Ribeiro5.9y ago
A ideia por traz do plugin é excelente, e o fato de não precisar configurar ajuda bastante quem não quer algo muito personalizado. Mas a solução não tem funcionado e o checkout está retornando mensagem de campos que precisam ser preenchidos. Estou usando os plugins compatíveis com a ferramenta.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tbkpg876.3y ago
Excellent
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ moein6.6y ago
Very light and functional plugin Thank you and God bless you Please support this plugin until the last day of Woocommrce
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alr225168.8y ago
Thank you so much, tried several other plugins and this was the only one I could get to work with my theme!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Diego Pereira9.0y ago
Worked perfectly
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ br3wow9.7y ago
This plugin is fantastic, solved a big problem, well documented, it’s perfect, very grateful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aasaa10.0y ago
it’s work very well. but not have option for additional fields
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 3 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
6 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 "Hide billing fields when have only digital products in the cart"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 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 Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 542 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 2 of 3 tags appear in the text; "virtual products" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-28 300+ → 200+ down after 303 days in tier
- 2025-03-31 400+ → 300+ down after 262 days in tier
- 2024-07-12 500+ → 400+ down after 176 days in tier
- 2024-01-18 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-17 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-16 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-01-15 500+ → 600+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-01-12 600+ → 500+ down after 215 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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Autocomplete WooCommerce Orders 30K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
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 · 2.3★ · 1 shared tag B -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C
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