Grade C

Sequential Order Numbers for WooCommerce

Name: Sequential Order Numbers for WooCommerce
Rating: 3.9 (29 reviews)
Author: SkyVerge

⤓ Download v1.11.1 on WordPress.org ↗

by SkyVergeupdated 2026-03-02🎲The Mixed Bag

Simple numbering that occasionally causes a total identity crisis for your orders.

DecliningPoor rating

60/100

It offers simple sequential numbering but suffers from reliability issues and slow support.

Loved18/40

Trustworthy11/15

Fair & Honest14/15

Maintained15/18

Momentum2/12

✂️

You might not need this plugin. Its core job is small enough to live in your theme's functions.php.

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// Assign a sequential order number when a new order is created.
add_action( 'woocommerce_new_order', 'set_sequential_order_number', 10, 1 );
function set_sequential_order_number( $order_id ) {
    $max = (int) get_option( 'sequential_order_number_max', 0 );
    $next = max( $max, $order_id ) + 1;
    update_option( 'sequential_order_number_max', $next );
    update_post_meta( $order_id, '_order_number', $next );
}

// Display the sequential number instead of the post ID.
add_filter( 'woocommerce_order_number', 'display_sequential_order_number', 10, 2 );
function display_sequential_order_number( $order_number, $order ) {
    $sequential = get_post_meta( $order->get_id(), '_order_number', true );
    return $sequential ? $sequential : $order_number;
}

Keep in mind:The snippet does not include a find_order_by_order_number helper or handle edge cases like order restoration from trash.

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Active installs

~15,000

our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+

Rating

3.8★

29 ratings

Trend · vs a year ago

-63%

Declining fast

81 → 30 installs/day

What to watch out for

MINORverified rating is 3.92★
MINORdownloads down 63% vs a year ago

Downloads over time

real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend

2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03

organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median

Declining fast · -63% in the last year

81/day a year ago→30/day today

Reviews

what people actually say

Sequential Order Numbers for WooCommerce is viewed as a simple, lightweight tool that reliably provides sequential order numbers, but many users report serious issues with order number inconsistencies, data overwriting, and slow support.

What people like

+Lightweight and does not noticeably slow the site
+Easy to set up and works out of the box
+Provides accurate sequential order numbers

Common complaints

−Lacks ability to generate custom order IDs via hooks (Pro version)
−Order numbers displayed to customers or in URLs can differ from actual order IDs, causing inconsistency×2
−Adds an extra increment when payment gateway is invoked, causing mismatch with payment system order numbers
−Support response times are slow, issues remain unresolved for long periods
−Does not modify order ID in the database, only in the WooCommerce dashboard
−Plugin can overwrite existing posts/home page with order records, causing data loss

Review trustReviews look organic

3.92★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 3.80★
10%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members

Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower

Not enough review history.

All-time ratings · 29 total

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Latest reviews · 29 analyzed

2022-05-30★★★★★The plugin does its job, thanks!Aleksey
2021-03-29★★★★★Still Works with latest versions of WP and WC?José Carlos Amaral
2021-02-15★★★★★Can I get Custom Order ID while order is creating.manicozyvision
2020-06-15★★★★★order number is not same on customer side shabbirpadela
2020-01-20★★★★★doesn’t work properly :(binhcaothang1-shot
2020-01-04★★★★★Crap! Order Nr. in URL and on page different mamino
2019-04-24★★★★★Works as described, thanks!fiodor9t
2019-03-05★★★★★doesn't work properly :(sergeserge
2018-08-11★★★★★Does the job Anonymous User 9922786
2018-05-28★★★★★Why you guys taking so long?conleywilliam32

Releases

recent versions from WordPress.org SVN

2026-03-02v1.11.1
2025-06-11v1.11.2
2025-04-22v1.11.0
2023-09-05v1.10.1
2023-08-02v1.10.0
2022-07-31v1.9.7
2022-03-01v1.9.6
2020-05-07v1.9.5

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For developers & the curious

the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary above

Download signals

Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.

Baseline · median of last 7 organic days

Prior 7-day baseline

Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days

Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)

+7.1%

Week-over-week organic trend

Review signals

Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.

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Max month share · biggest single 30-day window

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Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty

62%

5★ share in analyzed sample

10%

Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity

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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo

3.76 → 3.92★

Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered