Reusable Product Description for WooCommerce
by mjke87 · eCommerce
Also makes 1 other plugin · 100+ installs across the portfolio →
Avoid redundant product descriptions! Show category or attribute descriptions in your product main description or show them in extra tabs.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
-1%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “category description”, “product” and “product description” 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.
47 health vs 71 average across 9,826 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 8.1K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,170 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.
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 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25, well behind 7.1.
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 2368 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2368 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute description your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| category description your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| product your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| product description 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. 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “category description”, “product” and “product description” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 99 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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
6.5y ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 10 May 2020
11
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; the previous band took 18 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 17 Nov 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ devcom51551.6y ago
When activating this plugin, I got an error stating that it is incompatible with the HPOS requirements and should not be used! I also see that there has been no updates for more than four years. Is this going to be attended to?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ wpwizardau5.7y ago
Perfect plugin. Easy to use and does exactly what it says without any headaches or hoops. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ smartsmell5.8y ago
<!– wp:paragraph –> <p class=””>Hello! Perfect plugin, thank you for it. Would you mind to update it to meet HPOS requirements? </p> <!– /wp:paragraph –> This topic was modified 5 years, 6 months ago by smartsmell. This topic was modified 2 years, 7 months ago by smartsmell.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jaimomo5.9y ago
This pluging is a must, very simple but very useful.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ athinaok6.5y ago
Plugin works and I love it! Thank you for your great job! This topic was modified 6 years, 2 months ago by athinaok.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rsidhaarth10.0y ago
I looked for this functionality , and it fulfills my need 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
8 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Avoid redundant product descriptions! Show category or attribute descriptions in your product main descript..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you have", "use cases", "use case").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ✓ Headings and lists 3 headings and 3 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,961 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "category description" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-12-17 200+ → 100+ down after 552 days in tier
- 2023-06-14 300+ → 200+ down
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).
- C Category Editor 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag D
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Filter Orders by Product for WooCommerce 4K+ installs · 4.3★ · 1 shared tag A -
YITH WooCommerce Tab Manager 3K+ installs · 3.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Product Blocks for WooCommerce 3K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag A
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