Product Watcher – Display Realtime Product Viewer Count to Your Customers
The easiest way to show realtime product visitor count to your WooCommerce customers
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Product Watcher shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 4 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.0 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Product Watcher stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| product | >100 |
| product viewer | >100 |
| realtime | >100 |
| realtime visitor | >100 |
| woocommerce | >100 |
About Product Watcher
From the official readme · v1.2Description
The easiest way to show realtime product visitor count to your WooCommerce customers
Key Features
- Using fake driver for testing purpose
- You can use Pusher for tracking realtime product viewer
- WooCommerce product support!
- Message position can be customized.
Privacy Policy
Product Watcher – Display Realtime Product Viewer to Your Customers uses Appsero SDK to collect some telemetry data upon user’s confirmation. This helps us to troubleshoot problems faster & make product improvements.
Appsero SDK does not gather any data by default. The SDK only starts gathering basic telemetry data when a user allows it via the admin notice. We collect the data to ensure a great user experience for all our users.
Integrating Appsero SDK DOES NOT IMMEDIATELY start gathering data, without confirmation from users in any case.
Learn more about how Appsero collects and uses this data.
Changelog
v1.2 – (18th June, 2022)
- WordPress 6 compatible
v0.2.0 – (2nd October, 2021)
- Update plugin UI
v0.1.0 – (17th June, 2021)
- Fixed: Pusher settings
v0.0.2 – (1st June, 2021)
- Fixed: JS chunk loading issue
For developers
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FAQ
Product Watcher: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 18, 2026
Is Product Watcher free?
Yes. Product Watcher is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Product Watcher safe to use in 2026?
Product Watcher shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. Was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 21/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Product Watcher?
Product Watcher is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 3,412 times since it launched in May 2021. It was downloaded 38 times in the last 30 days.
Does Product Watcher work with WordPress 7.1?
Product Watcher is officially tested up to WordPress 6.0.17, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Product Watcher need?
Product Watcher requires PHP 7.1 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Product Watcher last updated?
The latest version, 1.2, was released on June 18, 2022 (4 years ago).
Who makes Product Watcher?
Product Watcher is developed and maintained by Mehedi Hasan.
What are the best alternatives to Product Watcher?
The most popular alternatives to Product Watcher are WCBoost – Products Compare (30K+ installs), Rearrange Products for WooC… (20K+ installs) and Hide Categories and Product… (10K+ installs).
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