WPSSO Ratings and Reviews
by JS Morisset · eCommerce
Also makes 30 other plugins · 30.6K+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds Ratings and Reviews Features to the WordPress Comments System.
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Health
A 87/100
no flags
Active installs
100+
≈160 estimated
Momentum
+32%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “product reviews” for “ratings”. “product reviews” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ratings” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 71 average across 9,844 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.2%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 42.5K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,179 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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 6 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.8★ over 12 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ 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.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.8
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
33%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| aggregate rating your tag | #4 | #7 | 0 |
| ratings | #16 | #20 | down 3 |
| product ratings your tag | #21 | #20 | up 3 |
| add rating | #19 | #18 | up 1 |
| aggregate | #20 | #17 | up 1 |
| comments rating | #24 | #21 | down 3 |
| product reviews your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| star rating your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
13 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 6 listed. 7 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “product reviews” for “ratings”. “product reviews” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “ratings” sits at #16 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 4 Nov 2024 · 730 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 274 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
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.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install history since 15 Sep 2026
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 5 languages, 3 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
4 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds Ratings and Reviews Features to the WordPress Comments System."
- ! 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.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,337 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "product reviews", "star rating" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
No tier crossings observed yet.
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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Revi.io – Customer and Product Reviews 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A -
Beplus Advanced Reviews for WooCommerce — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Site Reviews 60K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
ReviewX – Multi-Criteria Reviews for WooCommerce with Google Reviews & Schema 6K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
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Drop a live Pulse card for WPSSO Ratings and Reviews into a readme, a review or a deck. It updates itself.
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