Breadcrumbs for WooCommerce
by Anthony Hortin · eCommerce
Also makes 2 other plugins · 7K+ installs across the portfolio →
A simple plugin to style the WooCommerce Breadcrumbs or disable them altogether
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Health
B 83/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.5K estimated
Momentum
+39%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “commerce”, “e commerce” and “ecommerce” 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.
83 health vs 71 average across 9,746 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.8%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 126K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,141 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 166 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 13 reviews, smoothed to 4.22★ 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.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
18%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.5
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| woothemes | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| breadcrumbs your tag | #3 | #8 | down 1 |
| commerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| e commerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| ecommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
19 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 17 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “commerce”, “e commerce” and “ecommerce” 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 “woothemes”. #1 without listing it. 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 4.4K · 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.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
6mo ago
latest release · v1.3.0 · 18 May 2026
12
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 58% 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 9 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 18 Apr 2015
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.3.0 Updated plugin name to avoid violating WooCommerce trademark Added requirement for WooCommerce into plugin header 1.3.0
- — Version 1.2.0 Fixed issue with text domain loading notice Updated WC Tested tags 1.2.0
- — Version 1.1.0 Declare compatibility with WooCommerce HPOS 1.1.0
- — Version 1.0.8 Moved loading of options from Constructor to help with translations by Falang plugin. Props @sbouey 1.0.8
- — Version 1.0.7 Fix display of Breadcrumb separator on settings page. Escape attribute when displaying value Fix breadcrumb removal for Storefront theme as it uses its own hook rather than the default WooCommerce hook 1.0.7
- — Version 1.0.6 Updated Breadcrumb separator setting to allow html tags Updated WC Tested tags 1.0.6
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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.
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
6 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 "A simple plugin to style the WooCommerce Breadcrumbs or disable them altogether"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 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 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,845 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "e-commerce", "ecommerce" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-25 7K+ → 6K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-01-24 6K+ → 7K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2026-01-21 7K+ → 6K+ down after 417 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 8K+ → 7K+ down after 433 days in tier
- 2023-09-24 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-23 8K+ → 9K+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2023-09-14 9K+ → 8K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-09-13 8K+ → 9K+ up after 2 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 PayPal Payments 800K+ installs · 2.9★ · 2 shared tags B
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