Extra Product Sorting Options for WooCommerce
by SkyVerge · eCommerce
Also makes 4 other plugins · 52K+ installs across the portfolio →
Rename the default product sorting option, add up to 5 new sorting options including alphabetical and on-sale sorting, or remove core sorting options.
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Health
B 79/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈19K estimated
Momentum
+24%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “extra”, “low stock” and “option” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11, #11 and #12 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 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
79 health vs 71 average across 9,767 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.2%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 238.9K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,155 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
Well tuned across the board
Updated 245 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 31 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
1 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
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.
30
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
5%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.8
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| product sorting your tag | #1 | #2 | 0 |
| sorting your tag | #2 | #2 | down 1 |
| alphabetical | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| default sorting | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| woocommerce product sorting | #1 | #1 | — |
| orderby your tag | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| woocommerce sorting | #2 | #2 | up 1 |
| extra options | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| extra product options | #6 | #7 | down 3 |
| options | #10 | #9 | down 1 |
| extra | #11 | #11 | down 2 |
| woocommerce extra product options | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| extra option | #5 | #4 | 0 |
| option | #12 | #10 | down 3 |
| product availability | #11 | #11 | down 1 |
| product options | #12 | #13 | down 2 |
| low stock | #11 | #14 | 0 |
| woocommerce product options | #17 | #17 | down 4 |
| woocommerce options | #17 | #14 | down 1 |
| rename | #24 | #20 | down 1 |
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
69 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 36 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Add “extra”, “low stock” and “option” to your wp.org tags. You rank #11, #11 and #12 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 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.8K · 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
8mo ago
latest release · v2.11.0 · 2 Mar 2026
30
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7.1 years ago; the previous band took 2.2 years to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Aug 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ GregW10mo ago
I was unsure if this would work with the latest WordPress (6.9 now) due to another reviewer, but it does. It is great that you can add and remove sorting options. Really helpful so thanks.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OutBoxed1.0y ago
Exactly what I needed and was a breeze to install and implement.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Martín2.4y ago
Thanks at all! I don´t understand how WooCommerce doesn´t have any f.. option to alphabetical sorting or reset the manual sorting in the backend products panel. Genius This topic was modified 2 years, 1 month ago by Martín.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ antoniorios882.6y ago
Plugin necesario y obligado para Woocommerce.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous2.9y ago
I’ve been able to use this plugin on themes other than Blocksy. It’s unfortunate since the Blocksy Free Theme is one of the best to use for Woocommerce.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vahanavagyan13.5y ago
Hi guys, Why is the “Sale” sorting limited to ONLY simple products? This is bad design — basically customers missing on all on-sale items that are variations. We’ll have to remove your plugin solely due to this problem. This said, any plans including variations? And when?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dipto Nath4.9y ago
great!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Orlof's5.1y ago
This plugin in super light, easy to use, straight forward, and it actually works! (unlike so many others) Thank you, Dev, for putting this together! It took me longer to write this little review then to set up and utilize the plugin.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2025.03.25 Fix – “Show on sale first” should not exclude products lacking sale price meta Misc – Add support for WooCommerce 9.7 2025.03.25
- — Version 2023.07.28 Misc – Add compatibility for WooCommerce High Performance Order Storage (HPOS) Misc – Require PHP 7.4+, WordPress 5.6+ and WooCommerce 3.9+ 2023.07.28
- — Version 2022.07.31 Misc – Rename to Extra Product Sorting Options for WooCommerce 2022.07.31
- — Version 2021.04.27 Feature – Allow users to remove core sorting options Misc – Require WordPress 4.4+ Misc – Require WooCommerce 3.5+ Misc – Require PHP 5.6+ 2021.04.27
- — Version 2020.05.04 Misc – Add support for WooCommerce 4.1 2020.05.04
- — Version 2020.03.10 Misc – Add support for WooCommerce 4.0 2020.03.10
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 107 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 83 more locales with partial translations.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Rename the default product sorting option, add up to 5 new sorting options including alphabetical and on-sa..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 6 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 6 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 6 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,442 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2019-09-20 8K+ → 10K+ up after 803 days in tier
- 2017-07-09 7K+ → 8K+ up after 172 days in tier
- 2017-01-18 6K+ → 7K+ up after 159 days in tier
- 2016-08-12 4K+ → 6K+ up after 252 days in tier
- 2015-12-04 3K+ → 4K+ up after 76 days in tier
- 2015-09-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 98 days in tier
- 2015-06-13 1K+ → 2K+ up
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 Legacy REST API 400K+ installs · 2.2★ · 1 shared tag C -
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