Force Authentification Before Checkout for WooCommerce
by Link Nacional · eCommerce
Also makes 25 other plugins · 18.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Force customer to log in or register before checkout
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Health
A 91/100
no flags
Active installs
5K+
≈5.8K estimated
Momentum
+144%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “cart” and “login” for “force” and “redirect to checkout”. “cart” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “force” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “login” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “redirect to checkout” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
91 health vs 71 average across 9,767 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.9%
of downloads still active
At least 5K of 101.1K 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 37 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 57 reviews, smoothed to 4.58★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
43
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
21%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| authentification | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| before | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| force | #9 | #12 | 0 |
| checkout your tag | #22 | #15 | down 2 |
| redirect to checkout | #14 | #14 | 0 |
| no checkout | #23 | #18 | down 3 |
| cart your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| login your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| register your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
17 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 11 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “cart” and “login” for “force” and “redirect to checkout”. “cart” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “force” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “login” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “redirect to checkout” sits at #14 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 5.4K · 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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
1mo ago
latest release · v1.5.0 · 25 Sep 2026
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “5K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 6K.
Install history since 25 Nov 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.4.6 Tested up to WordPress 6.9 and WooCommerce 10.6 1.4.6
- — Version 1.4.5 Tested up to WordPress 6.6 1.4.5
- — Version 1.4.4 Tested up to WordPress 6.4 1.4.4
- — Version 1.4.3 Fix donation notice 1.4.3
- — Version 1.4.2 Bump Tested to up 1.4.2
- — Version 1.4.1 Fix call to undefined method 1.4.1
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 1 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
1 of 8 pass · checked 29 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 Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! 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 2 headings and 1 list.
- ! Enough to quote 338 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("cart", "login", "woocommerce" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-15 6K+ → 5K+ down after 141 days in tier
- 2026-03-27 7K+ → 6K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 6K+ → 7K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-23 7K+ → 6K+ down after 141 days in tier
- 2025-11-02 8K+ → 7K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-31 7K+ → 8K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-30 8K+ → 7K+ down after 233 days in tier
- 2025-03-11 9K+ → 8K+ down after 21 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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Menu Cart for WooCommerce 70K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Brazilian Market on WooCommerce 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
reCAPTCHA for WooCommerce 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Fluid Checkout for WooCommerce – Lite 20K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Amazon Pay for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 2.9★ · 2 shared tags B -
Kustom Checkout for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
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