Force Coupon for WooCommerce
by Kowsar Hossain · eCommerce
Also makes 3 other plugins · 4.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
A lightweight WooCommerce based plugin to force the customer to enter a coupon code during checkout
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Health
C 67/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
20+
≈20 estimated
Momentum
+50%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “checkout”, “coupon” and “force” 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.
67 health vs 71 average across 9,767 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 20 of 2.8K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,154 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
30/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30, well behind 6.8.
- Aging. Over a year since the last update.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: WP compatibility
Updated 399 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.2.30; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 2 reviews, smoothed to 4.13★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Set "Tested up to" to WordPress 6.8; lagging the current branch costs search weight.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| checkout your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| coupon your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| force your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woo 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. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “checkout”, “coupon” and “force” 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 68 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #25,400 to #28,300, alongside the other plugins at 20+ 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.
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
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
1.1y ago
latest release · v1.0.1 · 28 Sep 2025
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 “20+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 20.
At the current install trend, crossing 30+ in roughly 225 days.
Install history since 9 Nov 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ queeneve9.1y ago
small plugin, that does alooooot thank you author This topic was modified 8 years, 10 months ago by queeneve.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pat K9.7y ago
I used this on a site selling tickets and when they sold out, people with coupons still needed the ability to redeem their tickets. This plugin did the job and I had it working with a couple of minutes. There are 2 fields to fill in and one requires a link to a coupon input; I simply used the link to the cart. Works great. I will definitely use this again if the need arises. Thanks for sharing your plugin! PK
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 46 languages, 0 at 90% or more
Plus 22 more locales with partial translations.
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 1 Nov 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 No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 351 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-21 10+ → 20+ up after 75 days in tier
- 2026-08-07 20+ → 10+ down after 54 days in tier
- 2026-06-14 10+ → 20+ up after 71 days in tier
- 2026-04-04 20+ → 10+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-04-01 10+ → 20+ up after 136 days in tier
- 2025-11-16 20+ → 10+ down after 48 days in tier
- 2025-09-29 30+ → 20+ down after 303 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 40+ → 30+ down after 6 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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Reddit for WooCommerce 90K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Snapchat for WooCommerce 90K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Germanized for WooCommerce 70K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A -
Brazilian Market on WooCommerce 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C
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