- 2026-06-23
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Version Watch: This listing was refreshed after the plugin moved from v1.1.2 to v1.2.2. Review the official changelog before updating production sites.
LethaldiranMX Insight
FeedProof for WooCommerce addresses a critical operational bottleneck for e-commerce businesses by acting as a local pre-flight diagnostic tool for product data before it reaches Google Merchant Center or Meta Catalog. By auditing the database for missing GTINs, undersized images, and incomplete attributes locally, it prevents costly ad-account suspensions and disapproved listings before they impact live campaigns. For agencies and store managers, this proactive validation shifts catalog maintenance from a reactive scramble to a structured, predictable workflow.
Best Fit & Operational Role: This plugin is an ideal fit for WooCommerce store owners and digital marketing agencies managing high-volume Google Shopping, Meta, or TikTok Shop campaigns. Positioned as a diagnostic utility rather than a feed generator, it integrates seamlessly into the WordPress admin stack to bridge the gap between inventory management and advertising platforms. It solves the operational headache of silent feed rejections by surfacing data gaps—such as invalid GTIN formats or missing variable attributes—directly within the WordPress dashboard before the feed is exported.
Potential Limitations & Pitfalls: Because the plugin performs catalog-wide scans locally without relying on external SaaS APIs, large-scale WooCommerce stores with tens of thousands of products may experience temporary database overhead during full audits. Additionally, since FeedProof does not generate the actual XML/JSON feeds or connect directly to external merchant services, administrators must still maintain a separate feed generation plugin, meaning it acts strictly as an audit tool rather than a comprehensive feed management solution.
Catch the WooCommerce product data issues behind Google Merchant Center disapprovals and ad-account suspensions, before they cost you sales.
A single missing GTIN, an empty price, or a product with no image can get an item disapproved in Google Merchant Center, and a catalog full of those gaps is how stores end up with a suspended Merchant Center account, wasted ad spend, and their Shopping ads switched off. FeedProof for WooCommerce audits your product catalog and surfaces exactly these data issues before they reach Merchant Center, so you, or the agency running your Google Shopping campaigns, can fix them on your own schedule instead of scrambling after a disapproval. It is the pre-flight catalog check that finds problems while they are still cheap to fix.
FeedProof scans your WooCommerce product catalog and flags missing or incomplete data that commonly affects product feeds on shopping platforms such as:
- Google Merchant Center
- Google Shopping
- Meta Catalog (Facebook & Instagram Shopping)
- TikTok Shop
- Bing Shopping
FeedProof does not generate product feeds, connect to external services, or guarantee product approval. It helps you identify common data issues before they affect your catalog quality.
Who Is FeedProof For?
- WooCommerce store owners running or planning to run Google Shopping or Meta Catalog campaigns.
- Agencies managing multiple WooCommerce stores.
- Anyone wanting to audit their product data before submitting to commerce channels.
What Issues Does FeedProof Check?
Critical Issues (may strongly affect feed readiness)
- Missing product title
- Missing product image
- Missing product price
- Missing product category
Warnings (commonly recommended data)
- Missing SKU
- Missing product description
- Missing short description
- Missing image alt text
- Featured image below 500×500 pixels, Google Merchant Center’s new minimum image size (on by default)
- Missing brand (optional; detects WooCommerce’s native brand taxonomy or a configured meta key)
- Missing GTIN / barcode (optional; detects WooCommerce’s native GTIN field or a configured meta key)
- Missing MPN / manufacturer part number (optional, configurable)
- Invalid GTIN format (optional; validates an existing GTIN’s length and check digit locally, no external lookup)
- Promotional text in the product title (optional)
- Title longer than a configurable limit (optional)
- Thin product description (optional)
- Variable product whose variations cannot be told apart by a color, size, material, pattern, age group, or gender attribute, which can disapprove the whole product family rather than one variant (optional)
Informational Notices
- Product is out of stock
- Product is a draft
- Product is hidden from catalog or search
- MPN that looks like a placeholder (optional)
- Only one product image and no gallery images (optional)
- Image alt text that looks like a file name or placeholder (optional)
- Short description shorter than a configurable minimum length (optional)
How the Scan Works
- Go to WooCommerce FeedProof in your WordPress admin.
- Click Run Product Audit.
- FeedProof scans your products in configurable batches to avoid server timeouts.
- View the results on the Issues tab.
- Export results to CSV for cleanup or client reporting.
The scan only runs when you manually trigger it. FeedProof never scans automatically on page load and adds no overhead to your storefront.
Dashboard
The FeedProof Dashboard shows:
- Catalog Health Score (0–100) and letter grade
- Total products scanned
- Products without issues
- Products with issues
- Count of critical issues, warnings, and info notices
- Date and time of the last scan
Catalog Health Score
Every audit produces a single Catalog Health Score from 0 to 100, with an A–F letter grade, so you (or your client) can see catalog readiness at a glance and track it over time.
The score is fully deterministic and computed locally from the issues found in the scan, with no external calls and no hidden weighting:
weighted_penalty = ( critical x 5 ) + ( warning x 2 ) + ( info x 1 )
max_reasonable = total_products x 5
score = round( 100 x ( 1 - ( weighted_penalty / max_reasonable ) ) ), clamped to 0–100.
Grade bands: A = 90–100, B = 80–89, C = 70–79, D = 60–69, F = below 60. A flawless catalog scores 100 (A). Because the formula is a stable, published contract, the same catalog always produces the same score, which keeps week-over-week comparisons meaningful.
The same scoring engine also grades individual products: the FeedProof meta box on the product edit screen shows a per-product grade (computed from that single product’s own issues, with a denominator of one product), so the per-product grade and the catalog score can never contradict each other.
Scan History
FeedProof records a lightweight summary of every completed audit (date, score, and issue counts) on the History tab, with an inline trend chart of your health score over recent scans. This makes it easy to confirm that catalog cleanup is moving the score in the right direction. The trend is drawn entirely with inline SVG; no external chart library or CDN is loaded. You can choose how many past runs to keep (5–500) under Settings Scan History.
Issues Table
- Paginated list of all affected products
- Sort by severity (worst products first) or by issue count (most problems first)
- Search by product name or SKU to jump straight to a specific product
- Filter by severity (critical / warning / info) or by common issue type (missing image, missing price, and others)
- “New issues only” filter and a “New” badge that highlight issues which appeared since your previous scan, so you can see exactly what changed after a cleanup pass
- Collapsible detail panel for each issue showing an explanation and suggested fix
- “Fix” link on each issue that opens the product editor at the exact field to change, with a brief highlight
- Direct Edit and View links for each product
CSV Export
Export issue data to a CSV file for bulk cleanup or client reporting. When filters are active on the Issues tab, the export respects those filters and the button is labeled “Export Filtered.” Without filters, it exports the full list and is labeled “Export All.” The export includes product ID, name, SKU, status, severity, issue codes, issue labels, and edit URL.
Important Notes
- FeedProof does not guarantee product approval by Google, Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Bing, or any third-party platform.
- FeedProof does not connect to any external service or API.
- FeedProof adds no frontend scripts or overhead to your store.
- Audits run manually in the admin area only.
Privacy Policy
FeedProof for WooCommerce does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It does not make any external HTTP requests. All scan data is stored locally in your WordPress database and is permanently deleted when the plugin is uninstalled.
Support
For support, documentation, and feature requests, please visit https://dopethemes.com/.
Please read the FAQ before opening a support request. Include your WordPress version, WooCommerce version, PHP version, and a description of the issue when contacting support.
Editorial note: This overview combines WordPress.org official plugin metadata with an AI-assisted LethaldiranMX editorial review. Plugin data should be verified on the official WordPress.org listing before installation.
