Faview – Virtual Reviews for WooCommerce
by VillaTheme · eCommerce
Also makes 56 other plugins · 156.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Faview - Virtual Reviews for WooCommerce generates and displays canned reviews to boost your customer engagement.
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Health
A 88/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.9K estimated
Momentum
-28%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “reviews” and “woocommerce reviews” for “lookbook” and “review reminder”. “reviews” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “lookbook” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce reviews” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “review reminder” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
88 health vs 71 average across 9,767 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.9%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 155.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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.
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 36 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 54 reviews, smoothed to 4.36★
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.
44
Momentum
Holding steady
+0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
32%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| virtuals comment your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| virtual reviews your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| virtual your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| virtual try on | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| virtual products | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| lucky wheel | #4 | #4 | up 1 |
| review reminder | #7 | #8 | 0 |
| woocommerce reviews your tag | #13 | #18 | up 1 |
| lookbook | #7 | #6 | 0 |
| reviews your tag | #13 | #14 | down 1 |
| photo reviews | #10 | #18 | down 1 |
| customer engagement | #18 | #19 | up 2 |
| spin wheel | #15 | #10 | up 1 |
| shopify | #15 | #12 | up 1 |
| dropshipping | #16 | #8 | up 2 |
| aliexpress dropshipping | #16 | #13 | up 2 |
| woocommerce sale countdown | #19 | #19 | up 1 |
| woocommerce sales countdown | #19 | #18 | up 4 |
| recent sales popup | #19 | #17 | up 2 |
| shoppable | #19 | #14 | down 1 |
139 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 104 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “reviews” and “woocommerce reviews” for “lookbook” and “review reminder”. “reviews” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “lookbook” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce reviews” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #13. “review reminder” sits at #7 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “reviews”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- One page off on “woocommerce reviews”. #13 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.5K · 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 · 60% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 40 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 7K.
Install history since 4 May 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ kuma121.0y ago
thanks very much, the products I received was good and safe
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kevin Mutua1.4y ago
I used Faview for a long time mainly because of its virtual review feature, which helped boost SEO and product visibility with rich snippets on Google. That was really the main reason most of us used it. But now, that feature doesn’t work at all — and it looks like WordPress or Google changed guidelines that killed its main purpose. The plugin feels like it’s just sitting there now, offering little to no real value. If the core feature is gone and can’t come back, honestly it shouldn’t still be listed on the WordPress plugin repository. Not blaming the devs too much — they said it was beyond their control — but users deserve to know that the main functionality is no longer supported or effective.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sam1.6y ago
The primary function of the app is to manually add reviews to products. Now the function was removed, defeated its primary purpose.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ MatopeJM1.6y ago
The plugin no longer delivers on its promise. The latest update removed its main feature, turning it into nothing more than bloatware. I wish i could give it 0 starts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kamila1.6y ago
The manual review addition was completely removed in the latest update and it makes the plugin unusable.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ alizaheer962.5y ago
This plugin is very fast and developed in way for easy to use, Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DPI Research2.8y ago
I would say in one word ” Awesome” plugins
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pirastreetwear2.9y ago
excellent, was what i need thank you, really helpful
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.2 1.1.2
- — Version 1.1.1 1.1.1
- — Version 1.1.0 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.5 1.0.5
- — Version 1.0.3 1.0.3
- — Version 1.0.2.6 / 1.0.2.4 – 2019.11.16 / -Updated: Sanitize input data / 1.0.2.3 – 2019.10.01 / -Updated: Optimize generate reviews / 1.0.2.2 – 2019.05.24 / – Fixed: Import support file / 1.0.2 – 2019.05.24 / -Updated: Auto select ratin 1.0.2.6
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 3 at 90% or more · development strings
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Faview - Virtual Reviews for WooCommerce generates and displays canned reviews to boost your customer engag..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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, Shopify, Facebook.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,438 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "virtuals comment", "woocommerce reviews" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-22 7K+ → 6K+ down after 74 days in tier
- 2026-07-10 8K+ → 7K+ down after 102 days in tier
- 2026-03-30 9K+ → 8K+ down after 81 days in tier
- 2026-01-08 10K+ → 9K+ down after 871 days in tier
- 2023-08-21 9K+ → 10K+ up after 94 days in tier
- 2023-05-19 8K+ → 9K+ up after 21 days in tier
- 2023-04-28 9K+ → 8K+ down after 37 days in tier
- 2023-03-22 8K+ → 9K+ up after 5 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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Yotpo Product Reviews 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A -
Ryviu – Review Importer & Product Reviews 1K+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Wiremo – Product Reviews for WooCommerce 600+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Product Reviews from rateit.cool for Woocommerce 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Simple Woo Reviews Lite 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
RIVIO for WooCommerce 10+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags D
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