Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce

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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.

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87 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 63 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).

Directory rank vs rivals

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Share 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.

Crossed into this band 4 months ago; the previous band took 12 months to cross, which places it about 69% of the way through.

1. ★★★★★ intermari

   6mo ago

   Had an issue, figured I’d switch, all the other options were incredibly bloated, figured I’d try contacting support. All sorted, glad I can keep using this super simple option.

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2. ★★★★★ andrasgera

   1.1y ago

   Thanks for helping me to fix our issue.

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3. ★★★★★ amon94

   1.2y ago

   Vidish is a really great person. the plugin with this new interface is rock!

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4. ★★★★★ evastream1022

   1.2y ago

   This is a perfect discount rules solution. It is very easy to install and works fine with our WooCommerce theme Flatsome. Great and friendly support to help out with a CSS adjustment. This is the plugin that solved our discount rules dilemmas. Thank you Vidish for a perfect custom CSS code.

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5. ★★★★★ marianna12

   1.3y ago

   Great service, customer support immediately response my chat and managed all tasks. Thank you very much. I recommend this company for your projects

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6. ★★★★★ andrzejamgcompl

   1.3y ago

   ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Huge thanks to the support team! We reached out with an issue at 2 AM, and they helped us almost immediately. Truly impressed by this level of service — it’s a shame not all companies work like this. We really appreciate such dedication and look forward to working together in the future. Wishing you continued success and grateful clients!

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7. ★★★★★ Andrew

   1.3y ago

   It’s remarkable to have this kind of support on a free plugin.

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8. ★★★★★ konradS

   1.4y ago

   Does exactly what it says it does, as described beautiful, thanks for this small handy plugin! 🙂 made my day

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 5.16 Fixed an alter table query fail. Resolved discount percentage going out of bound Resolved the error of frontend when no cart based discount active. 5.16
2. — Version 5.15 Fixed an installation query run. 5.15
3. — Version 5.14 Updated activation create table query. Sometimes resulting in issue while creating new rule. 5.14
4. — Version 5.13 Updated the note for discount time. Added UI of discount status updates automatically when using the cron based discounts. Scheduled the discount instead of processing via AJAX when scheduled discount is inactivated. 5.13
5. — Version 5.12 Resolved the issue of product search not working properly in admin area for free product giweaways. 5.12
6. — Version 5.11 Resolved the issue of empty screen on chrome when the translation is on. Added the process termination option. Resolved the issue of empty screen when plain permalink is used. 5.11

All 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (5.19). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 4.9 Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce <= 5.18 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection ↗
   2026-09-23 CVE-2026-96828 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 5.18 Patched in 5.19
2. Patched Medium · 5.3 Category Discount Woocommerce <= 4.12 - Missing Authorization via wpcd_save_discount() ↗
   2024-01-24 CVE-2024-0617 Missing Authorization Affects <= 4.12 Patched in 4.13
3. Patched Medium · 5.3 Category Discount Woocommerce <= 4.11 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via wpcd_save_discount() ↗
   2024-01-24 CVE-2024-0617 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects <= 4.11 Patched in 4.12

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Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-07-10 5K+ → 4K+ down after 373 days in tier
2. 2025-07-02 6K+ → 5K+ down after 54 days in tier
3. 2025-05-09 7K+ → 6K+ down after 531 days in tier
4. 2023-11-25 6K+ → 7K+ up after 400 days in tier
5. 2022-10-21 5K+ → 6K+ up after 17 days in tier
6. 2022-10-04 800+ → 5K+ up

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Simple Discount Rules for Woocommerce: 4K+ active installs, 4.6★ (73 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-11-03. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/woo-product-category-discount