Alister

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1. ★★★★★ lefrycarvajal

   3.3y ago

   It is a super easy to use plugin, I’ve got surprised with the capacity that is offered. I can easily build an e-commerce site and sell products, that’s a great innovation for our community. Nice job!

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2. ★★★★★ yousufali56

   3.3y ago

   I’ve been using the Alister WooCommerce plugin to import products from AliExpress for a few months now, and I’m really happy with it. It’s a very easy-to-use plugin that makes it a breeze to add products to my store. I especially like the fact that I can import products in bulk, which saves me a lot of time. This is a great plugin because it allows me to import products category-wise by putting category links even you don’t need to install any extension. Overall, I’m really happy with the Alister WooCommerce plugin. It’s a great tool for anyone who wants to import products from AliExpress. I would definitely recommend it to others.

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3. ★★★★★ uboksunday

   3.3y ago

   From now on, with this plugin I can easily import my aliexpress product easily and very fast without stress. I love this plugin, you will enjoy it because it does all the importing job for you. What a life saver!

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4. ★★★★★ scottjswenson

   3.7y ago

   This can’t get any easier to use: copy&paste either the URL or the ID, it automatically starts to do its thing. If it can get what it needs, you are well on your way. If for some reason it cannot process the URL (like if the product isn’t available to be shipped to your location), it errors out. The message could be more verbose but that is really nitpicking. The AI is BRILLIANT. No more broken English or culturally incorrect wording. Instead you get a configurable number of options to us. Select one and it drops it in the description. Move down and verify the images are ok. Select what variations you want to process (including being able to change the variation label to something you want – NICE!!), then set your price multiplier (including the shipping if desired). Double check that things look ok, then either push to draft or publish. The only glitch I’ve come across – and it might not be a glitch but instead Ali-foolery, is that sometimes shipping comes up with a cost when the Ali says its free (better than the alternative) and randomly, the Ali price is WAAAAAAAAAAY off, like an $8 widget on Ali comes up as a $6000 item in Alister. This is random and repeatable on the same item so suspect something is lost in translation or Ali is playing weird. Just push to draft and fix the numbers. Oh, and if you don’t set a price, it puts it out of stock. Overall, I’m completely pleased with this plugin. Kudos!

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.4.1

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-01-30 30+ → 20+ down after 67 days in tier
2. 2025-11-24 40+ → 30+ down after 183 days in tier
3. 2025-05-25 50+ → 40+ down after 39 days in tier
4. 2025-04-16 40+ → 50+ up after 44 days in tier
5. 2025-03-03 50+ → 40+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-03-02 40+ → 50+ up after 33 days in tier
7. 2025-01-28 50+ → 40+ down after 24 days in tier
8. 2025-01-04 60+ → 50+ down after 30 days in tier

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).

• Importify – AI Dropshipping for WooCommerce 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
• EPROLO-Dropshipping 1K+ installs · 3.7★ · 2 shared tags B
• Sharkdropship & affiliate for AliExpress 300+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• Product Upload: AI Dropshipping & Product Importer for WooCommerce 70+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Draply – Dropshipping & Wholesale 30+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• Shipping-Based Products for woocommerce and Ali2Woo 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C

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Alister: 20+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/alister