AMB Variable Affiliate Products for WooCommerce
by wpguild · eCommerce
Make variable products behave like External/Affiliate products. Make the buy button redirect to your affiliate, and customize the buy button text!
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Health
D 44/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+12%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “affiliate variable products”, “external variable products” and “variable affiliate products” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
44 health vs 71 average across 9,844 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.8%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 12.9K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median eCommerce plugin keeps 1.4%, across 5,178 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other eCommerce plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1168 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.3.14; the current branch is 7.1
3.4★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1168 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| affiliate variable products your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| external variable products your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| variable affiliate products your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| variable external products your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “affiliate variable products”, “external variable products” and “variable affiliate products” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 331 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
3.2y ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 24 Aug 2023
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; the previous band took 2.7 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 12 Nov 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ sayantansdas2.7y ago
This plugin works very well with my website. Since I have variable products, this plugin helped me create a cool professional product page for combination selection with affiliate links which otherwise would have been difficult. Thank you for this plugin! Keep updating this! PS: It also help sync poducts to Google Merchant Center This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by sayantansdas. This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by sayantansdas.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ megatronics2.9y ago
coloquei com a intenção de justamente os links funcionar direcionando para a página que eu gostaria de criar, só que o plugin não funcionou, espero que funcione em breve pois isso irá ajudar muito.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ tashuk3.0y ago
Installed the plugin, followed the instructions, it works as expected. Solves my problem. Thanks to the team. A suggestion for improvement would be an option to open the link in new tab. This topic was modified 2 years, 8 months ago by tashuk.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jarvia4.7y ago
Install and setup all worked fine. When testing the link on the product page, the link didn’t open and just remained on the product page. Such a shame as it would have been perfect for what I need. Hope it’s updated soon.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pushevs6.4y ago
It’s a simple plugin that does what it says. Compatible even with last WordPress version. Thanks for your work!
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Make variable products behave like External/Affiliate products. Make the buy button redirect to your affili..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WooCommerce.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 378 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 5 tags appear in the text ("affiliate variable products", "external variable products", "variable affiliate products", "variable external products" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-26 200+ → 100+ down after 996 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 100+ → 200+ up
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).
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