WC – APG SMS Notifications
by Art Project Group · Payments
Also makes 10 other plugins · 18.5K+ installs across the portfolio →
Add to your WooCommerce store SMS notifications to your customers when the order status changes.
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Health
A 89/100
no flags
Active installs
300+
≈350 estimated
Momentum
+38%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Add “malaysia” and “notifications” to your wp.org tags. You rank #17 and #23 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
89 health vs 68 average across 1,692 Payments plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.4%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 81.4K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Payments plugin keeps 1.0%, across 1,043 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Payments plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 6 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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 5 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.2, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 23 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.3★ and held back under 25 reviews
3 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.
40
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
24%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| sms notifications your tag | #3 | #5 | down 1 |
| sms messages your tag | #5 | #9 | 0 |
| sms gateway your tag | #7 | #7 | 0 |
| sms | #14 | #17 | up 1 |
| sms gateway plugin | #7 | #10 | 0 |
| notifications | #23 | #19 | up 1 |
| order sms notification | #8 | #11 | up 1 |
| order sms | #11 | #16 | 0 |
| sms on order | #11 | #16 | up 1 |
| malaysia | #17 | #11 | 0 |
| sms plugin | #11 | #17 | up 1 |
| sms plugins | #11 | #15 | 0 |
| free sms | #12 | #20 | up 1 |
| sms order | #12 | #16 | up 1 |
| sms woocommerce | #13 | #17 | down 3 |
| woocommerce sms plugin | #14 | #19 | 0 |
| woocommerce sms | #14 | #18 | up 1 |
| whatsapp order notifications | #18 | #17 | 0 |
| wp sms | #19 | #21 | down 1 |
77 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 19 listed. 58 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “malaysia” and “notifications” to your wp.org tags. You rank #17 and #23 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 3 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 739 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
6
releases in the last 12 months
5d ago
latest release · v3.5.0 · 30 Oct 2026
59
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare 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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 8 Jun 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ alwoodjs2.7y ago
It works! Great plugin, Thank you very much.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Diego Rodríguez6.0y ago
Probado y funcionando con Altiria como proveedor
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bestofcanvas6.9y ago
I tried it with Twilio and it is not working. I did everything correct but no avail
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ shaikhnym7.6y ago
add valuemobo.com sms gateway
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Akhtarujjaman Shuvo7.8y ago
Thanks for the awesome plugin also for your instant support
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ harim7.8y ago
I am using this plugin for the last 4 years for the Indian SMS Gateway, it is the only plugin that offered greatest customization in SMS. I purchased some paid plugins but this one is the best.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Taslim Akhtar7.9y ago
Easy to install and configure.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Akhil9.3y ago
Thanks a lot to the Author of this plugin. He is a genius 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more
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
5 of 8 pass · checked 4 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Add to your WooCommerce store SMS notifications to your customers when the order status changes."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Support").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce, WPML, Facebook, Twilio.
- ✓ Headings and lists 12 headings and 6 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 5,016 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 3 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-04-29 400+ → 300+ down after 158 days in tier
- 2025-11-22 500+ → 400+ down after 194 days in tier
- 2025-05-12 600+ → 500+ down after 219 days in tier
- 2024-10-05 700+ → 600+ down after 22 days in tier
- 2024-09-13 600+ → 700+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2024-08-25 700+ → 600+ down after 92 days in tier
- 2024-05-25 800+ → 700+ down after 118 days in tier
- 2024-01-28 900+ → 800+ down after 136 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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SMS8 – SMS Gateway for WooCommerce, Order Notifications, OTP Login & 2FA via Android 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
SMS Notifications for WooCommerce 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - N New Post SMS Notifications — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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WSMS (formerly WP SMS): SMS Notifications, OTP Login and WooCommerce SMS 7K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications 5K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
BulkGate SMS Plugin for WooCommerce 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag A
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