Variation Dropdown to Radio Buttons for WooCommerc vs QODE Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Variation Dropdown to Radio Buttons for WooCommerc is the safest pick: health B · 84 against 71 for QODE Variation Swatches for WooCommerce, led by stronger maintenance.

Variation Dropdown to Radio Buttons for WooCommerc

by theme funda

Health B84

QODE Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

by Qode

Health B71

Active-install trajectory

No change to chart. WordPress.org reports active installs in coarse bands, so neither plugin crossed a band during this window. The download trend below moves daily and is the better read over a period this short.

Metric	Variation Dropdown to Radio Buttons for WooCommerc	QODE Variation Swatches for WooCommerce
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	1K–2K ✓
Active installs, change over ~6 months Compares the public install bands. One band step shows as the band change, not a percentage.	Stable	Stable
Overall health	B · 84 ✓	B · 71
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	97/100 ✓	68/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	78/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.1★ ✓	4.0★
Reviews	3 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	79/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	4mo ago ✓	11mo ago
Downloads, last 30d	138	394 ✓
Download momentum, last 30d vs prior 30d Dips that follow a release spike are normal: wp.org counts every update as a download, so the weeks after a release run lower.	+15%	+30%
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	3.2%	9.1% ✓
Category	eCommerce	eCommerce

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Variation Dropdown to Radio Buttons for WooCommercQODE Variation Swatches for WooCommerce

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.