Display Product Variations Dropdown on Shop Page
by Anzar Ahmed · eCommerce
Also makes 26 other plugins · 4.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Show WooCommerce variation dropdowns on the shop and category pages so customers can pick options and add variable products to cart faster.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈280 estimated
Momentum
+91%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: Swap “add to cart”, “variable product” and “woocommerce variations” for “dropdown”, “shop” and “dropdowns”. “add to cart” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dropdown” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “variable product” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shop” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce variations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dropdowns” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 71 average across 9,844 eCommerce plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.4%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 13.9K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with 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.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 17 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.5
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
12%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| shop page your tag | #7 | #21 | up 1 |
| dropdown | #8 | #20 | 0 |
| variation dropdown your tag | #8 | #17 | 0 |
| shop | #18 | #24 | down 2 |
| show variations shop page | #6 | #19 | 0 |
| product variations | #23 | #24 | down 2 |
| dropdowns | #24 | #23 | down 1 |
| tax display options | #15 | #23 | 0 |
| shop category grid | #16 | #21 | down 1 |
| woocommerce disclaimer product | #18 | #21 | up 5 |
| display id | #22 | #22 | 0 |
| custom shop | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| custom dropdown | #24 | #23 | 0 |
| add to cart your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| variable product your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| woocommerce variations your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
47 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 13 listed. 34 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “add to cart”, “variable product” and “woocommerce variations” for “dropdown”, “shop” and “dropdowns”. “add to cart” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dropdown” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “variable product” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “shop” sits at #18 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “woocommerce variations” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “dropdowns” sits at #24 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 618 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
17d ago
latest release · v1.1.5 · 18 Oct 2026
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 91% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 300.
Install history since 4 Oct 2022
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ uguryagiz513.5y ago
My customers enter the store, choose color and size and add them to the cart. It’s really perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jimistfold4.0y ago
Rarely to find plugin that display select option variations on any page. This plugin is simple make my page just like one stop service page and answer for me.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Abhinav4.6y ago
Surprisingly, this is a real genius plugin. Really great. Although it may require just the text size to be 1-2 pax smaller on mobile but this is easily achieved with CSS. By the way i have tested out hundreds of woocommerce plugins but i found this one to be seriously what i needed. ITs just so convenient for busy shopping sites and its user friendly also. Nice job by the developers.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.1.5). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.3 Display product variations dropdown on shop page <= 1.1.3 - Missing Authorization ↗
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 28 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Show WooCommerce variation dropdowns on the shop and category pages so customers can pick options and add v..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 13 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 13 of 13 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 6 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,119 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "woocommerce variations" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-07 300+ → 200+ down after 167 days in tier
- 2026-02-21 400+ → 300+ down after 236 days in tier
- 2025-06-30 500+ → 400+ down after 470 days in tier
- 2024-03-17 600+ → 500+ down after 17 days in tier
- 2024-02-29 500+ → 600+ up after 163 days in tier
- 2023-09-19 600+ → 500+ down after 157 days in tier
- 2023-04-15 500+ → 600+ up
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