Manually Approved Reviews for WooCommerce
by Tim Eckel · eCommerce
Also makes 2 other plugins · 13.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Force WooCommerce product reviews to be manually approved.
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Health
B 74/100
no flags
Active installs
600+
≈670 estimated
Momentum
+31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “commerce”, “product” and “reviews” 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.
74 health vs 71 average across 9,787 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.9%
of downloads still active
At least 600 of 10.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,164 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.
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 276 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 11 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
29
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 26d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 26d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| manually | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| approved | #2 | #7 | 0 |
| commerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| product your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| reviews your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
6 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “commerce”, “product” and “reviews” 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.
- Already on top for “approved” and “manually”. #2 and #2 without listing them. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 452 · 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.
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 86% 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 “600+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 68% of the way through.
Install history since 5 Dec 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ stanikub4.7y ago
Even though it’s been not tested with the latest 3 WP updates, the plugin works like a charm. New user reviews need to be approved like regular comments.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ robertgeux4.7y ago
Implemented succesfully on my ‘work in progress’ site/shop. Thanks!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ casjunior935.7y ago
Atendeu ao que eu precisava.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thelyall6.2y ago
Wordpress 5.5 WooCommerce 4.3 this still works perfectly, exactly what I needed.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ florentindragan7.7y ago
The plugin works fine.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rogueeasyweb8.8y ago
So far, does exactly what it says. Easy install and nothing to configure. A note to others, if you install the plugin, then leave a test review and are LOGGED IN, you will see the stars and most of the review on the site, along with a note “Your review is awaiting approval”. But now log out, and reload the page, and you will see the review is NOT there, pending approval. This took me a second to figure out, and I wonder if the other plugin review here that said it doesn’t work are from people who didn’t figure this out? Anyway, thanks developers, very helpful plugin! Please keep it updated! One last thing, I can’t believe woocommerce doesn’t do this by default. Unbelievable!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ grehgor8.8y ago
I confirm works very nicely. The person giving the opinion sees it as I would add (thanks to cookies). however, in fact no one else will see this opinion until it is approved by the administrator. Super !!! thanks 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Pamela Rebelo9.4y ago
I tested simultaneously on three different browsers and the reviews still show up without approval. The message “your comment is awaiting for approval” is not showing either. This topic was modified 9 years, 1 month ago by Pamela Rebelo.
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.
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
4 of 8 pass · checked 27 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 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 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 465 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
- 2026-07-10 700+ → 600+ down after 19 days in tier
- 2026-06-21 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-20 700+ → 600+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2026-06-16 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2026-06-15 700+ → 600+ down after 16 days in tier
- 2026-05-30 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-05-27 700+ → 600+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2026-05-10 600+ → 700+ up after 1 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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WooCommerce Stripe Payment Gateway 700K+ installs · 3.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
WooCommerce Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 2 shared tags C -
WPML Multilingual & Multicurrency for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
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
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