WooCommerce Product Image Flipper
by James Koster · eCommerce
Also makes 5 other plugins · 16.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds a secondary image on product archives that is revealed on hover. Perfect for displaying front/back shots of clothing and other products.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
3K+
≈3.5K estimated
Momentum
+55%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “ecommerce” for “woocommerce product image flipper”. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “woocommerce product image flipper” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
47 health vs 71 average across 9,786 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.6%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 82.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,162 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.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.0, well behind 6.8.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2898 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.0; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 28 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2898 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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
-0.2
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
20%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| woocommerce product image flipper | #12 | #6 | down 1 |
| flipper | #21 | #10 | down 1 |
| product flipper image | #13 | #6 | 0 |
| woocommerce product flipper image | #13 | #6 | down 1 |
| woocommerce product gallery flipper | #13 | #6 | down 1 |
| ecommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| images your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| photos your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| product your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
5 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “ecommerce” for “woocommerce product image flipper”. “ecommerce” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “woocommerce product image flipper” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 517 · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
7.9y ago
latest release · v0.4.2 · 26 Nov 2018
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 99% 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 “3K+”. 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 6 Aug 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ aeminium014.1y ago
This plugin is still working with WP 6.0.2. and Woocommerce 7.0. Please update this great plugin. It’s imperative! Best regards
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ furkan26657.1y ago
it works I hope you will continue improving this amazing plugin : ) However, the second image in the product gallery should be 800×800.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sumeetchawla7.2y ago
Works perfectly out of the box. Kudos on such an amazing plugin. Saved so much of my time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ vm_design7.5y ago
Loved the feature, but as another recent commenter mentioned – it does not work anymore.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ stoicattempt7.6y ago
WordPress 5.1.1 WooCommerce 3.6.0 Images are simply printed below each other. It used to work fine, until today.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Kousekmusic7.7y ago
Nice, works well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Arne8.1y ago
I am using it with the genesis framework. Thank you James.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ monzu028.6y ago
this plugin Does not work!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.4.2 Fix – Moved initilisation function to pif class. Fixes compatibility with other plugins. 0.4.2
- — Version 0.4.1 Fix – Flipper effect is now applied to shortcodes and product loops on single product pages. 0.4.1
- — Version 0.4.0 Enhancement – This plugin does not use CSS 3d anymore. Tweak – Secondary images now include alt / title tags 0.4.0
- — Version 0.3.0 Fix – WooCommerce 2.7 compatibility. Tweak – Simpler image transition. 0.3.0
- — Version 0.2.0 Fix – WooCommerce 2.2 compatibility 0.2.0
- — Version 0.1 Initial release. 0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 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.
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
3 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds a secondary image on product archives that is revealed on hover. Perfect for displaying front/back sho..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you want"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 359 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 2 of 5 tags appear in the text ("ecommerce", "photos", "woocommerce" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-30 4K+ → 3K+ down after 332 days in tier
- 2025-03-04 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-03-02 4K+ → 5K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-02-27 5K+ → 4K+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2025-02-14 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-13 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-12 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-11 5K+ → 4K+ down after 241 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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WCBoost – Products Compare 30K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags A
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