Force Default Variant for WooCommerce

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 87% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ wpress2010

   6mo ago

   One major problem with WC, IMHO, is that Products with Variations are a pain to configure. With this little plugin, ALL of the headaches with having certain Product variations appear as defaults just go away. All you have to do when setting up your products is to decide how the “default” variation you want is handled by this plug: I chose to make it the first variation in the list, but there are other ways to specify it. Just a great plugin in every respect!

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2. ★★★★★ BobRebus

   1.5y ago

   Works great and it does what WP should allow by default. Thanks for creating this!

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3. ★★★★★ aghalati

   2.7y ago

   thanks for such a good plugin

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4. ★★★★★ Ishko

   3.7y ago

   Perfect ! Install, activate, choose a few options and you’re all done. Works perfectly as described. Thanks to the developer !

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5. ★★★★★ tanazius

   3.8y ago

   Straight-forward, easy to use. Recommended!

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6. ★★★★★ Emmanouil

   3.9y ago

   The plugin works as intented thanks a lot.

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7. ★★★★★ xmaurel

   5.8y ago

   Merci pour ce module qui fonctionne très bien ! Plus de problèmes pour ajouter facilement au panier lorsqu’il n’y a plus qu’une seule option disponible.

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8. ★★★★★ lukechinworth

   6.0y ago

   Works perfectly. Note: if you also use the swatch variation plugin, check the box in settings for Disable auto-removal of select option.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.8.3 UPDATE – Works with WooCommerce 10.2+ UPDATE – Branding Changes – Comply with WC Trademark. 1.8.3
2. — Version 1.8.2 FIX – WooCommerce 10.2 Version check fix. UPDATE – Works with WordPress 6.8.2 1.8.2
3. — Version 1.8.1 NEW – Added Stock Count to the first Sort selection. UPDATE – Works with WooCommerce 9.3.3 UPDATE – Works with WordPress 6.6.2 1.8.1
4. — Version 1.8 FIX – Issue with multiple attributes fixed NEW – Tested and declared compatibility with WC HPOS UPDATE – Works with WooCommerce 8.2.1 UPDATE – Works with WordPress 6.3.2 1.8
5. — Version 1.7 NEW – Adds the ability to order variations Alphabetically FIX – Now requires WooCommerce to be active before activating UPDATE – Works with WooCommerce 7.5+ UPDATE – Works with WordPress 6.1+ UPDATE – Works with PHP 8.1 1.7
6. — Version 1.6.1 FIX – Issue in 1.6 that caused Out of Stock variations to appear in WooCommerce Hide Out of Stock setting is ticked. 1.6.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2

Translated into 1 language, 0 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-03-15 4K+ → 3K+ down after 698 days in tier
2. 2024-04-16 5K+ → 4K+ down after 5 days in tier
3. 2024-04-11 4K+ → 5K+ up after 8 days in tier
4. 2024-04-03 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
5. 2024-04-01 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2024-03-31 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
7. 2024-03-30 4K+ → 5K+ up after 7 days in tier
8. 2024-03-23 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 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).

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• TI WooCommerce Wishlist 100K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A
• Mollie Payments for WooCommerce 100K+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• MailerLite – WooCommerce integration 30K+ installs · 3.0★ · 2 shared tags B

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Force Default Variant for WooCommerce: 3K+ active installs, 4.8★ (21 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/force-default-variant-for-woocommerce